21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: North Korea Country Handbook - DPRK Political and Economic Overview, Transportation, Geography, Climate and Weather, Military Forces and Doctrine    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 24090 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .
A superb and timely Department of Defense publication, the Marine Corps Handbook entitled North Korea Country Handbook. The handbook is described as "providing essential information on North Korea, intended to provide Marines and other U.S. military personnel with a base of information for conducting effective operations in the Korean Peninsula."

North Korea: Federal Research Study with Comprehensive Information and Analysis - Political, Economic, Social, and National Security Systems and Institutions, Nuclear Programs, Cult of Kim Il Sung    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 114110 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .
Comprehensive, unique, and up-to-date information and professional analysis of North Korean political, economic, social, military, and national security systems and institutions, written by the experts at the Federal Research Division.

Understanding North Korea: Demystifying the World's Most Misunderstood Country    by Joshua Spodek
Price: $4.75 USD. 17840 words. Published on December 29, 2011. .
North Korea is one of the world's least understood, yet most important countries, all the more so with the recent death of Kim Jong Il. Almost no book, article, or other media makes sense of North Korea or presents it simply, without sensationalism or polarization. This brief book does.