{"product_id":"asia-armed-forces-of-north-korea-v1","title":"Asia: Armed Forces Of North Korea V1","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA look at North Korea's secretive military detailing its\nunique weaponry, doctrines, and modernization efforts. Modernity has lifted the\nobsessive veil of secrecy in military innovation in all but one country: North\nKorea. With both its past and present a mystery, there exists little reliable\ninformation on one of the most exotic armed forces in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHaving essentially run aground its entire economy for the\ntwin purposes of Juche (self-reliance) and Songun (military first), the DPRK\ntoday fields a uniquely diverse inventory of indigenous weaponry, and adheres\nto a military doctrine unlike any other. This highly unconventional situation\nis simultaneously one of the most precarious in the world, with the possibility\nof conflict ever looming on the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo many, North Korea has become synonymous with the threat\nof nuclear war, having seen ballistic missiles soar and the ground tremble\nunder a succession of escalating strategic weapons tests. The international\nfocus on this topic has resulted in an imbalance of information, where its\nequally significant and numerically vast conventional forces are typically\nignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMore than just posing a threat in its immense proportions\nhowever, the KPA remains a force to be reckoned with due to a continuing drive\nfor modernization, that though struggling under the pressure of a defunct\neconomy appears to be serious in scope and realism. Any assessment of its\nabilities that omits such developments is invariably inaccurate, and with\nliterature sparse and available sources often disseminating misinformation more\nthan anything else, there is no definitive framework for placing new information\nabout the KPA’s ground forces in its proper context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book aims to provide precisely such a framework by\nsetting out its history in detail and mapping pretty much all there is to know\nabout the DPRK’s current military endeavors. This comprehensive information is\naccompanied by well over 150 unique images, most of which have never been seen\nby the general public. Furthermore, sixteen gorgeous artworks provide a better\nlook at those armaments that have managed to evade getting caught on camera, or\nthat deserve being highlighted in perfect detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSubsequently published volumes will complete a small series\non North Korea’s elusive military, giving both the casual reader as well as\nthose with a professional interest a complete overview of even the most\nsecretive aspects of a military that is unlike any other.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJoost Oliemans is an author, analyst, and blogger focusing\non the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Together with Stijn Mitzer, he is\nthe author of Oryx Blog. Joost Oliemans also writes for various news agencies\nand websites about military-related matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44681262104783,"sku":"9781915070623","price":42.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_eba1c158-9b19-4c07-8d33-f152ea45ed85.jpg?v=1772789863","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/asia-armed-forces-of-north-korea-v1","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}