PT. 1. ORIGINS. 1. Early origins of the (North) Korean People’s Army: partisan lineage 2. Birth of a nation and its army: the Soviets at the Helm 3. Expansion of the (North) Korean People’s Army: Chinese communist influences 4. The North Korean People’s Army of 1950 PT. 2. CURRENT TACTICS. 5. National strategy and military police foundation 6. Offensive tactics 7. Defensive tactics 8. Artillery grouping tactics Appendix A. A historic review Appendix B. The ten-point program of the Fatherland Restoration Association Appendix C. North Korean leadership, 1946-1948 Appendix D. North Korea’s military command structure, 2004 Appendix E. NKPA Forward Infantry Corps, organization chart 2000 Appendix F. NKPA Infantry Regiment, 2000 (organization chart) Appendix G. Map of North Korea and Northeast China / (by Matthew S. Minnich).