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Stanley Sandler The Korean War: An Interpretive History (Warfare & History Series)
Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Lt 1999 1857285492 / 9781857285499 Paperback Near fine n/a Paperback
New. Near fine in publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.From Library Journal. The Korean War broke out almost 50 years ago, an unpleasant surprise to the American people and the occasion of a good deal of criticism of the American military. Chinese and Russian documents recently made public have shed new light on battlefield decisions. Benefiting from this newly declassified material as well as established sources, Sandler offers a timely new look at the war. A historian for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and the editor of The Korean War: An Encyclopedia (LJ 2/1/96) and Segregated Skies: The All-Black USAAF Units of World War II (LJ 6/1/92), Sandler concentrates on a chronological narrative of the flow of events but rather confusingly intersperses several chapters on special facets such as the air war and the home fronts. Still, with its up-to-date information and extensive bibliography, this book is highly recommended as a supplement to subject collections.AEdwin B. Burgess, U.S. Army Combined Arms Research Lib., Fort Leavenworth, KS . Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. . . From Booklist. Sandler's provocative monograph throws new light on many aspects of the Korean War and casts doubt on much conventional wisdom. His chronology may be stronger on the diplomatic background, including the history of Korea from the sixteenth century onward, than on military events--he scants such episodes as the rout of the U.S. 2d Infantry Division in late 1950. But, by using Communist documents recently made available, he demonstrates that the North Koreans unquestionably attacked first, that Stalin had serious reservations about aiding the Chinese, that the initial red MIG-15 pilots were Russians, and that the handling of POWs on both sides was disgraceful. Add to those items judicious assessments of all the UN troops (the Americans learned faster and the South Koreans fought better than tradition has it) and a comprehensive scholarly apparatus, and Sandler unquestionably and notably augments the literature on a conflict that decisively affected the ultimate outcome of the cold war and the fate of Korea. Roland Green --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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