Introduction = 6

Chapter 1
The Last Cold War Frontier = 10
Birth of the DMZ
Dimilitarized or Militarized?

Chapter 2
The Korean War = 24
Prelude to the War
Fratricidal War
Impact of the Korean War

Chapter 3
Panmunjeom and the JSA = 44
Panmunjeom
The Joint Security Area

Chapter 4
Home to Nature Evolving = 56
DMZ Under Stress?
Amazing Discoveries
Turning the DMZ into an Ecological Park

Chapter 5
The DMZ as a Museum = 74
Imjingak
Cheorwon
The Punchbowl-Yanggu
Peace Dam-Hwacheon
The DMZ as a History Museum

Appendix
Tour of the DMZ = 98
More about the Korean War = 99