Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11): A Korean War Tale
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Summary
Discover the Korean War through the eyes of the journalist who covered it in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series
In 1950， Marguerite Higgins （1920–1966） was made bureau chief of the Far East Asia desk for the New York Herald Tribune。 Tensions were high on the Korean peninsula， where a border drawn after WWII split the country into North and South。 When the North Korean army crossed the border with Soviet tanks， it was war。 Marguerite was there when the Communists captured Seoul。 She fled with the refugees heading south， but when the bridges were blown over the Han River， she was trapped in enemy territory。 Her eyewitness account of the invasion was a newspaper smash hit。 She risked her life in one dangerous situation after another––all for the sake of good story。 Then she was told that women didn’t belong on the frontlines。 The United States Army officially ordered her out of Korea。 She appealed to General Douglas MacArthur， and he personally lifted the ban on female war correspondents， which allowed her the chance to report on many of the major events of the Korean War。
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling， shocking， gruesome， and TRUE stories of American history。 Read them all—if you dare！
In 1950， Marguerite Higgins （1920–1966） was made bureau chief of the Far East Asia desk for the New York Herald Tribune。 Tensions were high on the Korean peninsula， where a border drawn after WWII split the country into North and South。 When the North Korean army crossed the border with Soviet tanks， it was war。 Marguerite was there when the Communists captured Seoul。 She fled with the refugees heading south， but when the bridges were blown over the Han River， she was trapped in enemy territory。 Her eyewitness account of the invasion was a newspaper smash hit。 She risked her life in one dangerous situation after another––all for the sake of good story。 Then she was told that women didn’t belong on the frontlines。 The United States Army officially ordered her out of Korea。 She appealed to General Douglas MacArthur， and he personally lifted the ban on female war correspondents， which allowed her the chance to report on many of the major events of the Korean War。
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling， shocking， gruesome， and TRUE stories of American history。 Read them all—if you dare！
Reviews
Richard
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Another hazardous tale that does an admirable job summing up a pretty complicated story in a digestible format！ This one is still a bit muddled in places， but I appreciated reading about the beginning of the Korean War and learning about Marguerite Higgins。
Jim
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the book is okay， not great。First the problems - the bibliography has all books， no websites。 One of which is the autobiography of Marguerite Higgins， the woman written about， which the author/artist point out cost him $150 on e-bay。 Wikipedia mentions a couple sites that could have been mentioned。The book takes place during the end of WW2 and the start of the Korean war/police action。 Higgins is referred to as Ms。 each time she's addressed。 While possible， i doubt it was used by Americans in th the book is okay， not great。First the problems - the bibliography has all books， no websites。 One of which is the autobiography of Marguerite Higgins， the woman written about， which the author/artist point out cost him $150 on e-bay。 Wikipedia mentions a couple sites that could have been mentioned。The book takes place during the end of WW2 and the start of the Korean war/police action。 Higgins is referred to as Ms。 each time she's addressed。 While possible， i doubt it was used by Americans in the 1950s as it didn't become popular until the 1970s。The author seems to have a positive feel for the Korean war， which is kinda icky， it left a sour taste。The black character， which is apparently a constant in these history for kids books， raises his hand to ask Higgins a question early in the book。 Consistent w/how a black man would have to defer to a white woman during much of our history - but again， icky。The conceit/gimmick of these books are that they are told by U。S。 Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale as he is about to be hung， the hangman （ a man who loves his job）， the English officer in charge of the hanging and the black man who made the rope。 And the characters clearly work， this is the eleventh in the series。 The positives -learning about a major and important writer from Oakland and Marin that i wasn't familiar with。 The art - Higgins is one of the most beautifully drawn women i've seen in comics in a while and the reporters and war scenes are well done。 The story is told well， you see Higgins as a not entirely unbiased bystander， but her reporting apparently showed little of her bias。 She was well respected by most of her peers and some of the military。 If this were in paperback for eight bucks i'd recommend it because it does show some US history not usually written about and a strong， brilliant woman in a job that wasn't common for women。 But as a $15 hardback its excessive。 。。。more
Becky B
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War reporter Marguerite Higgins hijacks Nathan Hale's history lesson for the day and shares the history of the start of the Korean war from her perspective as a war correspondent。 I really appreciate that at the end Hale has Marguerite Higgins clarify that her experience of the Korean War would be very different from South Korean soldiers， local refugees， and others who experienced the same thing。 I hope Hale does come back to share some of the rest of this history from a Korean's perspective。 H War reporter Marguerite Higgins hijacks Nathan Hale's history lesson for the day and shares the history of the start of the Korean war from her perspective as a war correspondent。 I really appreciate that at the end Hale has Marguerite Higgins clarify that her experience of the Korean War would be very different from South Korean soldiers， local refugees， and others who experienced the same thing。 I hope Hale does come back to share some of the rest of this history from a Korean's perspective。 Higgins' supposed telling does share how messy this conflict was， how not ready America was to "help"， and how they were frequently doing more harm than good at the beginning。 It was a mess。 Her perspective also shares how hard it was for her to do her job with military leaders who didn't like the truth of the messiness getting out （while at the same time others wanted the news to get out so they could get more help， especially ammo that actually worked）， those who felt she shouldn't be there because she was a woman， and just the constant shifting lines of engagement。 The time period from 1945-1950 was covered well and really helped explain why the line between North and South Korea is the 38th parallel， how the Cold War really played into all of this， and how that arbitrary line hurt both sides。 Also， Nathan Hale gets perks for giving a nod to The Princess Bride having the character Nathan Hale say "Classic blunder" in response to MacArthur wanting to engage in a land war in Asia。 I appreciated it。 I had never heard about the ammo difficulties on the allied side of this conflict before at the outset of the war。 The ongoing battles with the tanks were eye-opening。 There really aren't that many informative books on the Korean War for teens， so this is a welcome addition to our library。 And of course， Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales are wildly popular already， so Hale could probably write about the development of the proper English place setting at this point and kids would clamor to get the chance to read it （and certain librarians too）。 Definitely another winner from Hale。Notes on content: 2 minor swears。 No sexual content。 Deaths are mentioned and a few happen on page as well as war wounds。 Thanks to the 2 tone color palette and how Hale draws those， they aren't gory。 It is given the proper amount of soberness though。 。。。more
Dan Blackley
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This is the story of Marguerite Higgens， first woman reporter of the Korean War。 I have read all of the NHHT series， and， sorry to say， this is the one I was least impressed with。 The story is not very interesting and it drags on and on。 Unlike Lafayette！ or Donner Dinner Party， this story is caught up in the politics of Korea which isn't very interesting。 I applaud Hale for doing a story on this female reporter， but I found the story to be dull。 The book， Trenches，Mud and Blood， is very similar This is the story of Marguerite Higgens， first woman reporter of the Korean War。 I have read all of the NHHT series， and， sorry to say， this is the one I was least impressed with。 The story is not very interesting and it drags on and on。 Unlike Lafayette！ or Donner Dinner Party， this story is caught up in the politics of Korea which isn't very interesting。 I applaud Hale for doing a story on this female reporter， but I found the story to be dull。 The book， Trenches，Mud and Blood， is very similar。 Trenches is about WWI and how it happened。 I enjoyed reading this since I didn't know the reasons and why that war started。 It also had a lot of politics， but was presented in a fun way with the war being represented as a monster robot。I look forward to his next book and hope it will come out sooner。 。。。more
Lisa Kizer
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Yeah！ I waited and waited for this book to be ready from my public library。 And it did not disappoint。 I have been recommending this series to my middle school students and while not many， there have been a few takers。 Great job！
Steve Scordino
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Another good one from Nathan Hale， but perhaps targeting a slightly older audience。 Still has some silliness which makes it entertaining， but now there may be more words per page and more seriousness overall than the rest of the series。 Hale does a great job of spotlighting history stories which are under-told。 Maggie would be a great role model for women/ girls who are restricted from traditional make activities。
Ron Madsen
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Barbara
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This next entry in the popular graphic novel series about historical moments is a 3。5 for me。 Featuring the usual cast of onlookers--Nathan Hale， E。 Pluribus Hangman， Bill Richmond， and the Provost--the book offers an insider's view on the Korean War。 This is complicated territory as there are government betrayals， confusion， mistrust， and downright foolishness， and events occur that will have lasting effects。 The battles and shock caused by the Soviet-backed North Koreans' attempts to extend th This next entry in the popular graphic novel series about historical moments is a 3。5 for me。 Featuring the usual cast of onlookers--Nathan Hale， E。 Pluribus Hangman， Bill Richmond， and the Provost--the book offers an insider's view on the Korean War。 This is complicated territory as there are government betrayals， confusion， mistrust， and downright foolishness， and events occur that will have lasting effects。 The battles and shock caused by the Soviet-backed North Koreans' attempts to extend their territory， moving into the south of the country after the Allies divided it into two parts。 Marguerite （Maggie） Higgins reports on all the skirmishes for the New York Herald Tribune， filing reports wherever she has access to a phone or can type。 More than once she risked her life to tell the story of what was happening even while being trapped in the area as violence threatened or dealing with misogynistic military leaders who wouldn't let her do her job。 She stuck to her guns， got help from friendly military sources， and eventually was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her stories of combat， the first woman to do so。 She told the truth about what she saw， which sometimes painted the United States in a negative light。 Honestly， despite my love for history， I have always felt a bit confused about the whole Korean separation thing and the Korean War。 This book shone a light on elements that had befuddled me and on important individuals during that conflict。 I hope Nathan Hale never stops creating these helpful books。 Readers will want to be careful when reading the pages， though， since sometimes the panels spread across two pages while most of the time， they just move down one page。 。。。more
Stella
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Somehow， my public school history teachers never got around to teaching us about the Korean and Vietnam Wars。 Books like this give me an inkling as to why。 This series is a remarkable way for kids to learn history。。。My boys both read them and REMEMBER what they learn。 They have both surprised teachers by knowing details from these books， sometimes even things the teacher didn't know or the textbook left out。 Factual and fun。 Somehow， my public school history teachers never got around to teaching us about the Korean and Vietnam Wars。 Books like this give me an inkling as to why。 This series is a remarkable way for kids to learn history。。。My boys both read them and REMEMBER what they learn。 They have both surprised teachers by knowing details from these books， sometimes even things the teacher didn't know or the textbook left out。 Factual and fun。 。。。more
Charlie
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