Smell the Gunpowder

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book is non-fiction and is a comprehensive account of the undeclared unconventional struggles that have gripped Korea since 1945.</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY BROUGHT TO VIVID LIFE</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Smell the Gunpowder: The Land of the Morning Calm</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is inspired by true events and veterans' firsthand accounts of Americans who served in Korea. Because of these veterans the Republic of Korea remains a free sovereign nation and one of the strongest and wealthiest countries in Asia.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>American military in Korea began from the end of World War II through the Cold War to include two Korean Conflicts (1950-1953) and (1966-1969). </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Smell the Gunpowder:</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Land of the Morning Calm</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> continues with the Singapore Summit 2018 (Singapore) the Hanoi Summit 2019 (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) North Korea's hostile threat of nuclear conflict along with the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Today North Korea continues to have a nuclear arsenal and is one of the most militarized countries in the world creating a critical security challenge. Concerns about North Korea and its intentions remain at the highest level since the end of the 1950s and 1960s Korean Conflicts. South Korea has urged the United States and North Korea to reach a formal peace agreement to end the decades-long conflict but the outcome of a peace agreement is uncertain.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for the historian librarian student of history veterans and readers with an interest in military events. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Smell the Gunpowder</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers a unique firsthand account of our servicemen's difficulties and struggles.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>William R. Graser U.S. Army (Ret) was a Sergeant First Class recruited by the U.S. Army Security Agency in 1965 and during the Cold War era his assignments included South Korea.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>On November 2 1966 the second Korean conflict began and author William R. Graser was assigned to a U.S. Army camp on the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Smell the Gunpowder: The Land of the Morning Calm</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> includes the story of his time there as well as how that experience carried his life forward through to present day.</span></p><p><br></p>