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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in History"
"Winner of the James B. Palais Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies"
"Winner of the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize for Best First Book, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations"
"Winner of the Distinguished Book Award in U.S. History, Society for Military History"
"Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies"
"Compelling. . . . A specific, targeted, and nuanced exploration of how the Korean War and Cold War-era battlefield moved inside and became a new ‘struggle of political legitimacy waged within human psyches, souls, and desires.’" * Kirkus *
"Breaks interesting new ground."
---Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post"Kim’s book opens the door on private battles that make war an intimate encounter."
---Sandra Fahy, European Journal of Korean Studies
