Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that, giving readers a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu, and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures -- Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the heart of the book are the individual stories of the soldiers on the front lines who were left to deal with the consequences of the dangerous misjudgments and competing agendas of powerful men. We meet them, follow them, and see some of the most dreadful battles in history through their eyes. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden. Contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, The Coldest Winter provides crucial perspective on the Vietnam War and the events of today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13
9780230709904
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89625726
Product Key Features
Author
David Halberstam
Publication Name
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
1074g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David Halberstam
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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