Description
The first edition of From Pusan to Panmunjom, inscribed by General Paik Sun Yup.
Octavo, xvi, 271pp. Red hardcover, black cloth spine, title in gilt. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Translated by Bruce K. Grant. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, price clipped, light shelf wear.
Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “To: Col. Jack A. Dodds / With Best Wishes / 26 Jan 1993 / S.Y. Paik.”
General Paik Sun Yup (1920-2020) commanded the Republic of Korea Army’s 1st Infantry Division during the defense of the Pusan Perimeter during the Korean War. He later served as army chief of staff and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Korea. In 1953, he became the first four-star general in South Korean history. After retiring from military service, Paik served as South Korea’s ambassador to France, Canada, and several other countries.
