Korea Divided: A Bitter History
Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
June 16, 201850m 11s
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Show Notes
From the 1945 division of the peninsula, to the Korean war and the death of Kim II-sung, we have first-hand accounts from the turbulent recent history of North and South Korea. Plus, expert analysis from Dr Owen Miller of SOAS University of London.
Photo: As US infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees during the Korean War (Getty images)