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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Korean War The Korean War Paul M. Edwards "The Korean War: A Historical Dictionary is designed to provide brief but helpful information about all aspects of the war including units involved, the United Nations, political and military actions… OL1920265W
Fortune favours the brave-the Battle of the Hook Korea, 1953 Fortune favours the brave-the Battle of the Hook Korea, 1953 A. J. Barker Details two costly battles fought along a Korean ridge known as "the Hook" in 1952 and 1953. Both involved British infantry battalions of 29 Commonwealth Brigade, the Black Watch Regiment and the Duk… OL2022716W
The Korean War The Korean War Max Hastings Chronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese. OL2439610W
Their War for Korea Their War for Korea Allan R. Millett "More than 36,000 American servicemen died in combat or by other causes during the Korean War. As terrible as this figure is, it pales in comparison to the war's nearly two million civilian deaths. T… OL271903W
MacArthur's War MacArthur's War Stanley Weintraub Douglas MacArthur towers over twentieth-century American history. His fame is based chiefly on his World War II service in the Philippines. Yet Korea, America's forgotten war, was far more "MacArthur… OL2914750W
The Korean War The Korean War Stanley Sandler An interpretative history of the Korean War. The text examines the war within the broader context of Korea's history, offering an analysis of the course of the war, and assessing the role of both Nor… OL4116148W
From the Danube to the Yalu From the Danube to the Yalu Clark, Mark W. A sequel to Calculated Risk -- and of more immediate interest and news value in that this is primarily the story of General Clark's year of duty in Korea, a year that saw the cease fire -- and the en… OL4634652W
Indignation Indignation Philip A. Roth A dazzling new novel from a modern master of the form.It is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner is b… OL74649W