Bob Kern

We Were Soldiers Too Bob Kern

2016 MILITARY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR! The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separates North and South Korea and is the most defended border in the world. Both sides have dug their heels in and fortified the DMZ with defensive positions, mines and booby traps, missiles, and soldiers as they remain vigilant for the recommencement of a war that never ended. Unlike most wars that end with an official treaty, the Korean War had reached an impasse in 1953 and both sides signed an Armistice Agreement which was nothing more than a truce that remains in effect to this day. Since the signing of the Armistice Agreement, the United Nations has attempted to enforce this treaty that the North Koreans violated almost daily sending spies, marauders, hit squads, and ambush patrols into the southern controlled portion of the DMZ in their never-ending effort to destabilize South Korea and cause its collapse. Their blatant violations of the Armistice Agreement has left a bloody trail of dead bodies that includes many American soldiers. This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of the Cold War and the defense of the DMZ from the perspective of nine American veterans, and eleven tours, who served in different capacities in South Korea from 1962 through 1991.