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This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

by T. R. Fehrenbach

The Korean War from battlefield and command perspectives

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading List

    Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading List.

  • Critical praise

    Praised by The Washington Post as a “comprehensive and impressively written” history

    The Washington Post describes the book as a comprehensive and impressively written history of the Korean War.

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The Korean War from battlefield and command perspectives

T. R. Fehrenbach’s history combines a broad account of the Korean War with close attention to the experiences of small-unit commanders and troops. The description says the book draws partly on official records, operations journals, and histories, while relying largely on personal narratives from those who fought. This fiftieth-anniversary edition includes maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, adding visual reference to its account of American forces in combat against North Korean and Chinese forces. The book’s structure links the wider course of the conflict to the perspectives of those serving on the ground.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers seeking a history of the Korean War with both a panoramic overview and battlefield-level accounts.
  • For readers interested in military history, primary records, and soldiers’ personal narratives.

Themes

Korean WarMilitary historyCombat experienceHistorical records and personal testimony

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Book overview

"A comprehensive and impressively written history of the Korean War."--Washington Post

Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading List

Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic history of the Korean War is a dramatic and hard-hitting account of the conflict written from the perspective of those who fought it. Partly drawn from official records, operations journals, and histories, it is based largely on the compelling personal narratives of the small-unit commanders and their troops. Unlike any other work on the Korean War, it provides both a clear panoramic overview and a sharply drawn "you were there" account of American troops in fierce combat against the North Korean and Chinese communist invaders. As Americans and North Koreans continue to face each other across the 38th Parallel, This Kind of Warcommemorates the past and offers vital lessons for the future.

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