Coming Together/Coming Apart: A History of the Korean War

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Coming Together/Coming Apart is a history podcast about civil wars, struggles for independence, and national disintegration. I will take a deep and honest look at why countries form and the ways in which they break down. New episodes release every Tuesday. First up, a History of the Korean War. Next up, a History of the Rwandan Civil War and Genocide.

Bibliography of A History of the Korean War

Jun 17, 2021

Akita, George, Brandon Palmer. The Japanese Colonial Legacy in Korea, 1910-1945. Maine: MerwinAsia, 2015
Carlson, Lewis. Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Chamberlin, Paul Thomas. The Cold War's Killing Fields. New York: Harper, 2018.
Cleaver, Thomas. MiG Alley. Oxford: Osprey...

Update

Jun 16, 2021

Season 2 coming....someday.

CT/CA will continue its temporary hiatus indefinitely until life settles down. I'll publish a trailer before the release of the first episodes, so keep an eye here and on Twitter!

Thank you for your continued support.

-Trevor

1.35 - Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen

Apr 13, 2021

On July 27th, 1953, the Korean War ended. Today, this series of the podcast ends.

1.34 - Cry Korea: Armistice and Aftermath

Apr 13, 2021

On July 27th, 1953, the Korean War ended.

Or did it?

What is the Korean Armistice Agreement, and why does it still matter to this day?

Opening Excerpt from Dwight Eisenhower's Address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors retrieved from American...

1.33 - Divided We Stand: Civilians and Guerillas in the Korean War

Apr 6, 2021

The first six months of 1953 proceeded just as the last eighteen months had...but everyone had the gut feeling that things were coming to close. When will the Korean War ever end?