The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot
The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom
New York, New York : Viking, 2015.
Format: Book
Description: x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Documents the rise of Kim Il Sung, the origins of North Korea's anti-American stance and the daring theft of a Soviet MiG-15 warplane to benefit the United States by fighter pilot No Kum Sok.
Subjects:
Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.
No, Kum-Sok.
Air pilots, Military -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- History.
Defectors -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
Korea (North) -- Politics and government.
Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.
No, Kum-Sok.
Air pilots, Military -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- History.
Defectors -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
Korea (North) -- Politics and government.
ISBN:
9780670016570
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Kim, Il-song | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-282) and index.