The Korean War Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Korean War

Trivia War Books Series, Book 4

De: Bill O'Neill

Narrado por: Derek Newman

It was on your screen when you watched the 2018 Olympics, and it’s in the background every time Donald Trump sends out a tweet about Kim Jong-un. It’s the Korean War.

You may not have heard as much about the Korean War as you have about the American Civil War, World War II, or the Vietnam War. It’s not the topic of dozens of movies every year, and many Americans never learned about it, even once, in school. The Korean War was part of the Cold War - a more familiar subject - but while Sputnik, the Berlin Wall, and MAD have faded from our collective memory of what the Cold War was, the Korean War remains the one part of the Cold War that’s still active.

The Korean War has everything: rebel uprisings, a totalitarian regime, mad dictators, and mysterious, lying media. It might sound like it’s right out of a dystopian sci-fi novel, but it really happened, and is still happening today.

With this audiobook, you’ll finally learn the ins and outs of the Korean War. You’ll learn the key players and the big events. Who was Kim Il-sung, and what is the demilitarized zone? But you’ll also learn some facts that get left out of the history books. So buy this audiobook and get ready to find out:

• Why Korea was a prime target for a Cold War conflict
• How a dictator comes to power
• What life was like for normal Korean citizens during the war
• How you can visit North Korea today - and why you might, or might not, want to
• And much, much more

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Past Trivia much more relevant in our World

This Author is very dominant in this space and all aspects of Korea have become much more important for all of us to know.

History has a habit of rearing its head in the most unexpected ways, that is even more true in Korea.


So not only is this another interesting Trivia Book from the Author but the various tidbits we can absorb from this well done Book can help us understand the present situation in this area of the World.




This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Korean War Trivia

The Korean War Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Korean War
: Bill O'Neill

I love trivia book covering many topics. This author has compiled many different works. The Korean War (Conflict) (Police Action,) or whatever you wish to call it, happened before I was born. The most I knew about it before listening to this book was from the TV show, M.A.S.H. and what friends that served there told me (very limited.) Now I have more information and can understand a bit more of that period in time.



The narration was well done. Derek Newman did an excellent job passing along a short history lesson.



I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Cliff Notes of the Korean War

I dont view this as much of a Trivia Book as its the abridged history of Korea from around 1900 on. Yes there are trivia questions/answers at the end of every chapter. But, I feel like thats just a check to see if you where really paying attention.

In the end, I learned quite a bit of the 'why' Korea is the way it is. And found especially interesting the WWII era, and the US/USSR influence post WWII. Short and to the point, this book will help any be more knowledgeable about why things are the way they are.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

As much about post-war as it is the war

Despite being called 'The Korean War Trivia Book' this book is much more about post war Korea as it is about the actual war. I guess you could give it a pass on that considering the war never officially ended (at least by the publishing date of this book).

The book tells the events of the war and how the nation split, and how they have diverged since then. The book is effectively split in two, telling the story of North Korea, and then the story of South Korea, as two separate pieces, rather than an entwined story. Considering how isolated from one another they are this is a good way to go about it.

The book is useful to understanding Korea, especially as it is prominently on the world stage again right now. With the book referencing right up to early 2018 and President Trump and 'the rocket man' comments, this book has left itself to feel slightly dated quickly. Since the early 2018 events the two Korean leaders have met (for the first time in decades) and made some steps towards a final peace between the nations. Maybe.

Narration by Derek Newman is good. Well paced and easily followed, he is fine to listen to. No issues with him narration.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

ANOTHER GREAT TRIVIA BOOK BY BILL O'NEILL

Love these books! I always learn so much and it's super entertaining. I admit, I did not know a lot about the Korean War, and this really gave me a lot of good info. It's a nutshell version of everything you need or want to know about the Korean War... I really enjoyed listening to it, and I just won't be happy until I've read/listened to each of Bill O'Neill's books! Can't go wrong with this one.
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