Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale
by Nathan Hale (Author/Illustrator)
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!
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous TalesReading level: 8+
Books in series: 12
Read in order? No
Website: hazardoustales.blogspot.com
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Print series book list
Books in series order
1. One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (2012)2. Big Bad Ironclad! A Civil War Tale (2012)
3. Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (2013)
4. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (2014)
5. The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale (2015)
6. Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (2016)
7. Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (2017)
8. Lafayette! (2018)
9. Major Impossible (2019)
10. Blades of Freedom: a Louisiana Purchase Tale (2020)
11. Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (2021)
12. Above the Trenches (2023)