The Korean War: A History

by Bruce Cumings

Book Overview

A BRACING ACCOUNT OF A WAR THAT IS EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD, FORGOTTEN, OR WILLFULLY IGNORED For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long struggle that still haunts contemporary events. With access to new evidence and secret materials from both here and abroad, including an archive of captured North Korean documents, Bruce Cumings reveals the war as it was actually fought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081297896X
• ISBN13: 9780812978964
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"