Korea, Corea, or Chosen (morning calm) occupies the peninsula hanging down from Manchooria and Russian Siberia between China and Japan, and extending from the 33d to the 43d parallels of north latitude. The area, including the outlying islands, is about one hundred thousand square miles. The populat
The Korean War (Pan Military Classics)
β Scribed by Hastings, Max
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers UK;Pan
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0330528971
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β¦ Synopsis
From Pan Military Classics, The Korean War By Max Hastings Is The Best Narrative History Of The Conflict. On 25 June 1950 The Invasion Of South Korea By The Communist North Launched One Of The Bloodiest Conflicts Of The Last Century. The Seemingly Limitless Power Of The Chinese-backed North Was Thrown Against The Ferocious Firepower Of The Un-backed South In A War That Can Be Seen Today As The Stark Prelude To Vietnam. Max Hastings Drew On First-hand Accounts Of Those Who Fought On Both Sides To Produce This Vivid And Incisive Reassessment Of The Korean War, Bringing The Military And Human Dimensions Into Sharp Focus. Critically Acclaimed On Publication, The Korean War Remains The Best Narrative History Of This Conflict.
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