Books Recommendations for South Korean Involvement?

Doing a bit of searching on Amazon, but not really finding any books that detail the ROK involvement in Vietnam from either a high level or small unit actions. Anyone here have any sugestions?

Thanks!

Seriously, having looked myself, the only suggestion I can make is to learn Korean. There does not seem to be anything much published in English on this topic.

OTB wrote:Seriously, having looked myself, the only suggestion I can make is to learn Korean. There does not seem to be anything much published in English on this topic.

Well, that is not going to happen! I struggle with my pidgen German as it is.

OTB wrote: ....the only suggestion I can make is to learn Korean

Ah, OTB. He's so helpful. Must be all the Mai Tais.

BravoSix wrote:

OTB wrote: ....the only suggestion I can make is to learn Korean

Ah, OTB. He's so helpful. Must be all the Mai Tais.

Actually I was sipping some rum at the time....

predhead wrote: Anyone here have any sugestions?

Thanks!

Have you seen these:





regards

Great footage!

what about figures for them ? 20mm use ARVN ?

As was suggested in another thread predhead started, SHQ makes South Koreans for the Korean War. As they are not in winter wear, they should work. The image above shows an M-1. With that, about any WWII U.S. figure should work too.

I use SHQ U.S. Vietnam figures for ARVN as they are smaller than most 20mm figures. IN my experience, I am not sure Koreans are that much smaller than Vietnamese.

In fact I remember reading in Shimmer's book, The SonTay Raid, about the fight at what was thought to be a secondary school, but was full of bad guys. There was a question as to who these bad guys were. It was believed they were too big to be Vietnamese. It was thought they were Chinese or North Koreans.

Some South Koreans eat at the Vietnamese restaurant I go to. They are about the same size as Americans. With their broad faces, they could have passed for the Crow Indians I see in Montana.

Tom

thomastmcc wrote:what about figures for them ? 20mm use ARVN ?

I used IMEX's 1/72nd scale Korean War infantry, along with some of their Korean War US infantry and a few wild cards for 1965-1967:

I don't think there is anyone who ever fought there that you don't have, OTB.

From the video, any early war ARVN or any WWII figure would seem to work just fine. Some of the guys getting on the transport ship were wearing duck hunter camouflage, helmet covers, shirts and trousers. Some of my early CIDG would work as is. In some groups I saw lots of M-1 or M-2 carbines.

Tom

I am thinking those SHQ figures would work just fine.

That footage is great...the first video is a hoot. Kinda reminds me of South Park in the 'Nam!

predhead wrote:..the first video is a hoot. Kinda reminds me of South Park in the 'Nam!

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Garryowen wrote:Some South Koreans eat at the Vietnamese restaurant I go to. They are about the same size as Americans. With their broad faces, they could have passed for the Crow Indians I see in Montana.

Tom

That was a tasty restaurant, Tom! Have to get back there again.

Oh! You two are in the same AO I see. Very cool!

Tom is in Dayton, and I reside in Cincy, so definitely within the same corps area at the very least. I've been able to make it to Tom's abode once for an FNG game.  He has great terrain, and I like the rules enough to buy a copy.  After we gamed a bit, we went to his local Vietnamese restaurant.  I had something that was like a thick soup, and it was spicy!

Sounds like an awesome experience!

Yes, we had fun. I would make some changes in the restaurant if I owned it. First of all, the waitresses would all wear ao dais. If a guy alone would come in, one would go up to him and say "GI, I love you too much no shee_."

There would be a couple of young Vietnamese men in RVN Airborne uniforms in a corner table. At another table would be a couple of round eye guys in tiger stripes with CAR-15s nearby, their backs to a wall.

Lastly would be a Peter Lorre look alike in a white suit with heavy perspiration marks. He would almost continually be wiping his forehead with a large white handkerchief.

Someone tossing a flash bang in the front door every so often is probably going too far.

Tom

Tom...that is TOO funny!!!!

Yes, but the what is really funny is that I would truly love to have it that way.

Tom

I'd go with you to see that!