RaveThe Sydney Morning HeraldPembroke makes a fairly compelling argument that its Korea debacle has defined U.S. engagement with the world since, also determining the length and depth of the Cold War and laying the foundations for the uncertainty that now besets North Asia and the rest of the world ... This is a timely, important and eminently readable book that points to the ongoing tragedy of the Korean peninsula. The reasons for the paranoia, intense hatred and distrust—both in Korea and the west—can be traced back over centuries ... None of this is acceptable, but Pembroke at least renders it, in some measure, understandable.
