The population of the modern world continues to grow at a rate unprecedented in human history. How are we to explain this massive increase in the number of living people? What is its consequence, now and for the future? How have populations changed in size and structure since the advent of industrial technology? Can we predict the population trends in developing countries? These and many other significant questions are dealt with in a persuasive yet accessible manner in Ronald Freedman's pivotal "Population Growth."Modern population trends are unique in historical perspective; describing them...

In early November 1952, 2nd Lt. Ron Freedman, along with 900 members of his battalion, boarded a military transport ship-destination ... South Korea. While onboard, Ron was given fifty Christmas cards and told to write home. He couldn't remember if he had fifty friends, but he did remember Nancy "Pete" Smith, a girl he'd once dated in Boston. Their correspondence continued throughout one of the most turbulent years of the Korean War - 1953. In May 1953, not long after the first battle of Pork Chop Hill, Lt. Freedman transferred to the 7th Infantry Division as a Forward Observer, 48th Field...