The coldest winter America and the Korean War
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415944158 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1415944156 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: New York : Books on Tape, 2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 33:42:27. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Scott Brick. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 484421 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Korean War, 1950-1953 -- United States Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |
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Summary:
Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The coldest winter changes that. David 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, including Truman and Eisenhower; Kim Il Sung and Mao Zedong; and General MacArthur. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. At the heart of the book are the individual stories of the soldiers on the front lines who were left to deal with the consequences of the dangerous misjudgments and competing agendas of powerful men. We meet them, follow them, and see some of the most dreadful battles in history through their eyes.