This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Buy on AmazonUpdated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic history of the Korean War is a dramatic and hard-hitting account of the conflict written from the perspective of those who fought it. Partly drawn from official records, operations journals, and histories, it is based largely on the compelling personal narratives of the small-unit commanders and their troops. Unlike any other work on the Korean War, it provides both a clear panoramic overview and a sharply drawn you were there account of American troops in fierce combat against th.
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"The best book I've ever read on the subject of the military and its culture — as it relates to the United States society at large."
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"“This Kind of War,” by T. R. Fehrenbach, was a classic history of the Korean War and the cost of unpreparedness."
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"'This Kind of War,' T. R. Fehrenbach's classic study of the Korean War."
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