The Blue House Raid - Perron, Robert
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The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the…mehr

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The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the soldiers' presence, especially the working girls in the scattered villages nearby. Even the North Korean soldiers in the invasion are brought to life with crisp clarity in The Blue House Raid, allowing a hint of empathy for these young men who were controlled by their propagandist government. Author Robert Perron culls from his vivid familiarity of the time and subject as well as those of his fellow South Korean friends to paint not only a gripping and sometimes tragic story, but in the process narrates a fascinating military history of those forgotten times, which are as dire now as they were then.
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ROBERT PERRON lives in New York City with his girlfriend and maintains a residence in New Hampshire with his daughter. Robert and his girlfriend Irene are zealous mountain trekkers in the US and around the world. Robert's professional life included a high-tech career in the Greater Boston area preceded by military service, with thirteen months on the Korean DMZ. His current life includes short stories, a second novel in the works, and a rich association with fellow writers in the New York City area. Over twenty of Robert's short stories have appeared in journals in the US and UK. His short story "Wasteland" was a Shortlist Winner Nominee for the Adelaide Literary Award Contest 2019. The author's website at https://robertperron.com incorporates short stories, readings from talented colleagues, and a perspective on his novel.