The Korean War History and Tactics Author:David Rees The Korean War has been the only conflict since 1945 in which the forces of the great powers have directly opposed each other; it was one of the biggest wars of the modern era, in which casualty figures reached 1,500,000. Some of the great feats of arms of the twentieth century are part of its history. MacArthur's audacious and r... more »isky landings at Inchon, the epic retreat of the U.S. Marines from the Chosin Reservoir and the heroic defence by the British Glosters at the battle of the Imjin River are classics of military endeavor.
The Korean War is a full and detailed study of this war. It reveals how and why the confrontation in the Korean Peninsula was created and details the events of the war. The reader is taken behind the scenes, into the debates and personality clashes that led U.S. President Harry Truman to dismiss General Douglas MacArthur. Nor does it neglect 'the other side of the hill,' for it shows why the Chinese decided to intervene and assesses the methods that gave their relatively ill-equipped infantry such a devastating impact.
Consultant editor David Rees and the team of distinguished scholars who have written this book are constantly concerned with the battlefields themselves. Their coverage is based upon an analysis of the fighting, examining the way that the conflict developed from a fluid war of movement to a static trench warfare in which attrition and small-scale patrolling became the dominant features. Over 200 illustrations, including 75 in color and many never published before, provide a stunning visual complement to the text.« less