Korea: The First War We Lost - Softcover

Alexander, Bevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781810191 ISBN 13: 9780781810197

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 2003

Synopsis

Praise for Korea: The First War We Lost "This.fast-moving study is the first to be written by a professional army historian.superb.capably challenges many of the traditional interpretations." -Library Journal "The best overview of the Korean conflict since Fehrenbach's This Kind of War...a balanced, perceptive accounting..." -Kirkus Review "A desirable acquisition for most military collections." -ALA Booklist "Bevin Alexander...argues in this well-researched and readable book that the United States fought two wars in Korea, winning one against North Korea and losing the other to Communist China." -The New York Times Book Review

About this title

About the Author:

David Rees is an expert on Korea and has published a number of books on the Korean War and continuing conflicts in the area. He resides in England.

From Library Journal:

This respectable and fast-moving study is the first to be written by a professional Army historian. Appropriately, it is as much about politics as combat, and Bevin does a superb job of placing the war in the context of domestic and international affairs. Frequently partisan and often controversial, he capably challenges many of the traditional interpretations of American policy. MacArthur comes across as a military genius and a strategic madman. The combat descriptions are lucid, with good maps; it is easy to follow the military action from grand strategy down to the squad level. The book is historically more complete than Joseph Goulden's Korea ( LJ 2/1/82) and deserves a place in most public collections. Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Los Angeles
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0781810191
• ISBN 13: 9780781810197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560