Victory in Shanghai tells two intertwined and long-untold American origin stories: a Korean American family’s struggle to come to the United States during the Second World War era and the role of Asian Americans in the creation of modern U.S. intelligence and special operations.
Victory in Shanghai tells two intertwined and long-untold American origin stories: a Korean American family’s struggle to come to the United States during the Second World War era and the role of Asian Americans in the creation of modern U.S. intelligence and special operations.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Robert S. Kim (unrelated to the Kim family in this book) is a lawyer and author who has served in the war in Iraq as the deputy treasury attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and worked for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Victory in Shanghai is his third book related to World War II.
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List of Illustrations Preface Part 1. Americans in Exile 1. Victory 2. From Korea to America 3. Exile in Shanghai Part 2. 1941–45 4. James Kim, American Soldier 5. American Resistance 6. Exodus from Shanghai 7. Peter and Richard Kim, American Soldiers 8. American Underground 9. Baptism of Fire 10. Army Intelligence Officer 11. Victory over Japan 12. Mission to Shanghai—Operation Sparrow 13. Victory in Shanghai 14. The Caretaker of Shanghai 15. Reunion in Shanghai Part 3. Return to America 16. Americans at Last 17. Reunited by the Korean War 18. American Intelligence Officers Part 4. Four Careers in Intelligence and Special Operations 19. Maj. Peter Kim, U.S. Army Intelligence 20. James Kim, CIA Pioneer 21. Lt. Col. and Rev. Richard Kim, Army Special Forces 22. Arthur Kim, a Man with a Particular Set of Skills 23. A Victory for America Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface Part 1. Americans in Exile 1. Victory 2. From Korea to America 3. Exile in Shanghai Part 2. 1941–45 4. James Kim, American Soldier 5. American Resistance 6. Exodus from Shanghai 7. Peter and Richard Kim, American Soldiers 8. American Underground 9. Baptism of Fire 10. Army Intelligence Officer 11. Victory over Japan 12. Mission to Shanghai—Operation Sparrow 13. Victory in Shanghai 14. The Caretaker of Shanghai 15. Reunion in Shanghai Part 3. Return to America 16. Americans at Last 17. Reunited by the Korean War 18. American Intelligence Officers Part 4. Four Careers in Intelligence and Special Operations 19. Maj. Peter Kim, U.S. Army Intelligence 20. James Kim, CIA Pioneer 21. Lt. Col. and Rev. Richard Kim, Army Special Forces 22. Arthur Kim, a Man with a Particular Set of Skills 23. A Victory for America Notes Bibliography Index
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