This text examines the Pacific War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, from the perspective of those who fought the wars and lived through them. The relationship between history and memory informs the book, and each war is relocated in the historical and cultural experiences of Asian countries.

These essays offer a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary study of the ways in which communities of people understand and inhabit their environments. They examine and compare human/environmental interactions in communities across the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Rim, and Asia.

A study of the Korean War, demonstrating how it is represented in literature and art, and emphasizing its human dimension. It features translations of Korean poetry, chapters on Korean art, a photographic essay by a combat journalist, Korean songs, and analysis of Korean films on the war.