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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by Halberstam, David
by Halberstam, David | PB | Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780786888627
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10
0786888628
ISBN-13
9780786888627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65615615
Product Key Features
Book Title
Coldest Winter : America and the Korean War
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Military / United States
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
35.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"I could hardly put this book down. Meticulously and thoroughly researched, it is splendidly compelling reading. The Coldest Winter is a superb conjoining of all the factors of this tragic war: the military tactics and strategy of both sides; the international diplomacy; the internal politics; the personalities of the various players. A great work."-- Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.), co-author of We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
951.904/240973
Synopsis
"In a grand gesture of reclamation and remembrance, Mr. Halberstam has brought the war back home."--- The New York Times David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter his most accomplished work, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy. Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden. The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, providing crucial perspective on every war America has been involved in since. It is a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to complete. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles.
LC Classification Number
DS919.H35 2015
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- 4***c (6163)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseCondition was not like described. That's life for the price purchased.
- z***l (316)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI love Chuck Missler’s teachings, and now I love his books, too (at least this one)!
- p***l (524)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat price! Thank you 🙏