A Trip-Wire To The Killing Field

About the Book

This book covers in depth how the trip-wire was set across the 38th parallel once the Kremlin made unequivocally Korea’s determination to communize the whole of Korea at the US-USSR joint commission and how Stalin prepared North Korea to invade South Korea. It shows how the top Americans in Seoul, remained free of ominous North Korea build up and massing of her troops along the parallel, mollified the South Korean leaders anguishing all of the impending disaster on one hand and, on the other, how they pleaded the Pentagon for F-51 prop-driven fighters and arms heavier than South Korea had to offset the North Korean threat and what led a top US military advisor to warn that South Korea might capitulate and how Washington dealt with it. The book shows what motivated the Japanese colonial rulers to radicalize Koreans and how it played out in the face off between the US and the Soviet Union. Finally it shows how much the Americans knew of what the Russians were doing to prepare North Korea for the invasion prior to the outbreak of the Korean War.

About the Author

Name: Donald H. Choi Born: 1929 as Dong-Hyun Choi Place of birth: Chongju, Pyongan Pukto, Korea Naturalized in 1978 and adopted the name of Donald H. Choi. Admitted to Choongang Middle School in 1942. Graduated from Choongang High School in 1950. Admitted to the College of Liberal Arts & Science, Seoul National University, in 1950. Admitted to the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, and completed the courses for international students in 1960. During the Korean War, joined as an interpreter of the Korean Combat Police which was sent to Japan for training. With the unite attached to the 32nd Regiment, 7th US Infantry Division, landed at Inchon and followed its campaign in North Korea, missing the Yalu River by a few miles. Employed as an interpreter by a unit of the 7th Division until the end of the war. Returned to the college. At the same time, employed by the Korean Republic, an English newspaper published by the Korean Government until the end of 1954. In 1955, employed by the International News Service as a correspondent until it was taken over by the United Press. Employed by the Hapdong News Agency, then by the Orient Press in Seoul. After graduation from the graduate school, I was accredited to the White House as a correspondent, the first from Korea after the Korean War. Employed by the V.O.A. in 1962 and worked until 1966. Ever since, engaged in private business. Authored: unpublished A Soul On Fire, Loving Forever, A Golden Bridge (for children), and some poems. One of the poems was published in the America At The Millenium.