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The War for Korea, 1950-1951
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Hardcover. Focuses on the twelve-month period from North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, through the end of June 1951 - the most active phase of the internationalized 'Korean War'. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 45 photographs, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1138.
In ""The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning"", one of our most distinguished military historians argued that the conflict on the Korean peninsula in the middle of the twentieth century was first and foremost a war between Koreans that began in 1948. In the second volume of a monumental trilogy, Allan R. Millett now shifts his focus to the twelve-month period from North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, through the end of June 1951 - the most active phase of the internationalized 'Korean War'. Moving deftly between the battlefield and the halls of power, Millett ... Read more
In ""The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning"", one of our most distinguished military historians argued that the conflict on the Korean peninsula in the middle of the twentieth century was first and foremost a war between Koreans that began in 1948. In the second volume of a monumental trilogy, Allan R. Millett now shifts his focus to the twelve-month period from North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, through the end of June 1951 - the most active phase of the internationalized 'Korean War'. Moving deftly between the battlefield and the halls of power, Millett ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Modern War Studies
Condition
New
Weight
1137g
Number of Pages
664
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617098
SKU
V9780700617098
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About Unknown
Allan R. Millett is Ambrose Professor of History and Director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans and is the recipient of the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. His previous books include Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps, A War To Be Won: Fighting ... Read more
Reviews for The War for Korea, 1950-1951
"An extraordinarily thoughtful, provocative, and detailed narrative of how the conflict on the peninsula evolved from a 'local war' into a major military confrontation between the United States and Communist China, and how it remained a 'limited war.' It further confirms Millett's position as the world's leading scholar of military history in general and the Korean War history in particular." ... Read more