The U.S. Imperialists Started the Korean War (DPRK Series)

The U.S. Imperialists Started the Korean War (DPRK Series)

Written by Candidate Academician Ho Jong Ho, Dr. Kang Sok Hui and Dr. Pak Thae Ho, The Imperialists Started the Korean War was first published in the DPRK in 1977, and expels common rumors/myths about the start of the Korean War, i.e., that it started as a result of the North invading the South, or because the Soviet Union wanted control of the Korean Peninsula, etc. From the Introduction: “More than 40 years have elapsed since the provocation of the Korean war by the US imperialists. The war inflicted intolerable misfortune and suffering on the Korean people. Their peaceful labour was suspended and the building of a new Korea, which was progressing with dynamic force, was interrupted. The historians of our country have published many books exposing the true nature of the US imperialists as the provokers of the war and giving detailed accounts of their preparations to start it. The matter of who started the Korean war was revealed by progressive scholars and reporters in the United States during the war and afterwards in Japan and other countries the world over. Nevertheless, the US imperialists were and are desperate to avoid responsiblility for the outbreak of the war. As for the grounds for their assertion they refer to the fact that as soon as the war broke out the Korean People’s Army rushed south at a remarkable speed. In addition they cite some rigged up incidents, what they call secret talks and parleys. But the first ground is not a matter relating to the outbreak of the war but one of strategic superiority. As for the second ground, it is more wild talk, with no documentary evidence at all to support it. In consideration of this, our editorial board [the board of Foreign Languages Publishing House] has decided to reprint the book, The US Imperialists Started the Korean War that was first published in 1977.”