The islands, in order of appearance in the episode, are: Geomun Island (Port Hamilton); the garden island of Oedo (Oe Island – “do” is the Korean word for “island”); Geojedo, site of an important Korean War POW camp and often spelled “Koje”;Ulleungdo and the nearby disputed islets of Dokdo; and the fictional island of Sukhan.

Books mentioned in this Episode:

A Korean Odyssey: Island Hopping in Choppy Waters (2020) by Michael Gibb

Anglo-Korean Relations and the Port Hamilton Affair, 1885–1887 (2016) by Stephen A. Royle

The Hijacked War: The Story of Chinese POWs in the Korean War, (2020) by David Cheng Chang

War Trash (2004) by Ma Jin

Island of Fantasy: A Memoir of an English Teacher in Korea (2005) by Shawn Matthews

The Korea Story (1952) by John C. Caldwell

The Cuttlefish (2005) by Chris Tharp

The Books on Asia Podcast is co-produced with Plum Rain Press.

Podcast host Amy Chavez is author of The Widow, the Priest, and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island. and Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan.

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