Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-1953, Paperback - Robert Leckie

Reducere. In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist Nor...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings

How presidents spark and sustain support for wars remains an enduring and significant problem. Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced...

This volume details the influence of Second World War aviation development, experience and subsequent technological advances in shaping American ch...

In World War II, the author's ship the USS Albuquerque PF-7 endured a fourteen month tour of duty in the Bering Sea performing unending patrols, es...

Nine armies of 27 divisions of the Communist Chinese People's Volunteer Army, numbering 250, 000 troops, launch a night attack along a 40-mile fron...

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A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and dar...

From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the air war over Korea. The Korean War holds a unique plac...

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Reducere. A groundbreaking look at how the interrogation rooms of the Korean War set the stage for a new kind of battle--not over land but over human subject...

In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. This title deals with this topic.

Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

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Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

Reducere. DescriptionA leading naval and military historian presents the first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theaters. Vividly ...

Reducere. It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent militar...

Reducere. Explore the Cold War and Get a Deeper Understanding of the Korean and Vietnam WarTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Korean War: A Captivating...

A perfect introduction to the conflict, The History of World War II gives an accessible history of events with a detailed timeline. The book is div...

Description"On previous flight ops, when a launch was delayed, we usually passed the time telling jokes or exchanging the latest scuttlebutt. Tonig...

Reducere. DescriptionProcopius of Caesarea was born in approximately 500. He is generally considered to be the last major historian of the ancient world. His...

Reducere. Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits will be featured this spring in the upcoming Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific...

2011 is the centenary of US Naval Aviation Author has direct links with US Tailhook Association Includes many unique rare photographs the majority ...

Reducere. In December 1950 General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army, and in April 1951 he succeeded Douglas ...

Reducere. This comprehensive and authoritative history of the War of 1812, thoroughly revised for the 200th anniversary of the historic conflict, is a myth-s...

Reducere. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brig...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Though both nations...

Reducere. For the soldier on the front lines of World War II, a lifetime of terror and suffering could be crammed into a few horrific hours of combat. This w...

Reducere. The first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theatres. The canvas is broad and deep, from the strategic perspective at ...

JaHyun Kim Haboush offers a compelling counternarrative to Western historiography, which ties Korea's idea of nation to the imported ideologies of ...

Reducere. What went wrong in Vietnam? Michael Lind casts new light on one of the most contentious episodes in American history in this controversial bestsell...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe War of the Spanish Succession, fought at the beginning of the 18th century, was t...

Presents a thorough chronology and atlas of naval warfare from the Age of Galleys to The Nuclear Age.

Reducere. In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever. He con...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert M. CitinoFor Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively")--wars...

Reducere. America has already spent close to a trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are hundreds of billions of bills still due--i...

Reducere. The demonstrations that resulted in the U.S. Navy's being forced out of Vieques in 2003 were the result of the island's occupation during and after...

The story of one of the great fighter pilots of the jet age.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Yuri SutiaginIllustration(s): 40 illustratio...

This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812 - social, diplomatic, military, and political - which places the war's o...

Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published i...

Reducere. In this illustrated account of the bloodiest war fought on American soil, Brooks Simpson recounts the events of the war from the opening salvo at F...

This volume is an archaeological exploration of the conflict landscapes encountered by volunteers of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civi...

DescriptionThe origins of a transnational adoption strategy that secured the future for Korean-black children The Korean War left hundreds of thous...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Yalu River Boys is the true story of the forgotten men from the Forgotten War. Follow a B-29 bomber crew as it battles Russian MiG-1...

Reducere. Many of the leaders and heroes of the Revolutionary War are well known to most Americans. Lesser known are those unsung heroes or citizen soldiers ...

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Reducere. Following his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War's ...