Korea: An Illustrated History

by David Rees

From the time of the legendary Tan-Gun in the third millennium BC until the middle of the twentieth century, however, Korea was forced to weather many military and political storms. This volume depicts these political and social events, as well as Korea's profound spiritual and cultural heritage.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Broad, general history of the Korean peninsula. Really just a quick overview of the major historical events, with a bunch of pictures and occasional maps to help flesh it out. Good as an introduction to ancient Korean history, but will likely leave you looking for something with a bit more depth and flavour.

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

really only just enough to whet your appetite for something more in depth and specific. I picked it up after years of not reading Korean history and I suppose it did its job, however there's no bells nor whistles here. just the facts and they are what they are: chronological and brief.

[Ayu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really brief history--an overview, really--of Korea. Good introductory book and lots of accompanying illustrations.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to use as introductory summary material. Quite brief and by no means comprehensive, though that isn't the point of this book. Written well and touches on just enough to get a good sense of Korean history.

[Kie Frost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great brief overview. I will say, I wish we had gotten a few more details on certain things, but nothing one couldn't easily find with another book or Google search.