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The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea

by Jim Frederick, Charles Robert Jenkins
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The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea - Thryft
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Gripping memoir of an American in North Korean captivity.

This book would be a good read for anyone interested in true stories of resilience and survival in the face of extreme adversity. Charles Robert Jenkins' harrowing memoir takes readers on a journey into the inner workings of North Korea's isolated society and provides a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit. Through his gripping storytelling, Jenkins offers a unique perspective on his years spent in captivity, making this a compelling and unforgettable read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea

by Jim Frederick, Charles Robert Jenkins
$11.90 Now $7.90 Save 34%
ISBN: 9780520253339
Authors: Jim Frederick, Charles Robert Jenkins
Publisher: University of California Press
Date of Publication: 2008-03-25
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Autobiography, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Asia, Politics, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 1192 readers)

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In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where for forty years he suffered under one of the most brutal and repressive regimes the world has known. This fast-paced, harrowing tale, told plainly and simply by Jenkins (with journalist Jim Frederick), takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit.
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Gripping memoir of an American in North Korean captivity.

This book would be a good read for anyone interested in true stories of resilience and survival in the face of extreme adversity. Charles Robert Jenkins' harrowing memoir takes readers on a journey into the inner workings of North Korea's isolated society and provides a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit. Through his gripping storytelling, Jenkins offers a unique perspective on his years spent in captivity, making this a compelling and unforgettable read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.