A closeup of the cover of "Agents of Subversion" | Image: Cornell Press
There is no shortage of gripping tales and heartbreaking stories from the Korean War. Most narratives feature epic battles, larger-than-life military commanders and ideological suspicions that tore apart millions of families.
But comparatively little has been written about the espionage and shadowy spies that drove the first hot theater of the Cold War.
There is no shortage of gripping tales and heartbreaking stories from the Korean War. Most narratives feature epic battles, larger-than-life military commanders and ideological suspicions that tore apart millions of families.
But comparatively little has been written about the espionage and shadowy spies that drove the first hot theater of the Cold War.
Oliver Jia is Social Media Editor at NK News and a Kyoto-based graduate student currently pursuing his PhD in international relations at Ritsumeikan University. His research focuses on Japan-DPRK relations and comparative foreign policy. Follow him on Twitter @OliverJia1014