The coldest winter : America and the Korean War / David Halberstam.
Halberstam, David.
2007
DS919 .H35 2007 (Mapit)
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Title The coldest winter : America and the Korean War / David Halberstam.
Author Halberstam, David.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780786888627 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786888628 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781401300524
1401300529
Publication Details New York : Hyperion, c2007.
Language English
Description xi, 719 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number DS919 .H35 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 951.904/240973
Summary Pulitzer-winning historian Halberstam first decided to write this book more than thirty years ago and it took him nearly ten years. It stands as a lasting testament to its author, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles. Halberstam gives us a full narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides, charting 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 vivid portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. He also provides us with his trademark narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. At the heart of the book are the 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.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Glossary of military terms
List of maps
Note on military map symbols
Introduction
pt. 1. A warning at Unsan
pt. 2. Bleak days : The In Min Gun drives south
pt. 3. Washington goes to war
pt. 4. The politics of two continents
pt. 5. The last roll of the dice : the north Koreans push to Pusan
pt. 6. MacArthur turns the tide : the Inchon landing
pt. 7. Crossing the parallel and heading north
pt. 8. The Chinese strike
pt. 9. Learning to fight the Chinese : twin tunnels, Wonju, and Chipyongni
pt. 10. The general and the president
pt. 11. The consequences
Epilogue
Author's note
Acknowledgments
Afterword / Russell Baker
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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