Still banging my head against the previously mentioned tome (book is hella thick) so I buckled down and promptly started on two other books.
Nothing to Envy:Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. Very interesting - it is basically interviews with NK defectors about their lives back in NK, what pushed them to make a run for it, and how they've adapted to South Korean culture.
Kill Anything that Moves - The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse. I have to tell you, I had no idea on the tactics/policies that were used on the population of South Vietnam during the war; all the things I have read up to this point was the usual stuff from the military point of view/reporting style. If this book is even somewhat correct, then...I don't even know what to say. I honestly have to put this one down every few pages and just process what I've read.
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