The Korean War: Australia in the Giants' Playground

Cameron Forbes

The Korean War has never really ended. Although a ceasefire was reached in 1953, the conflict continues to simmer. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the Korean War in a riveting narrative. Researched in China and Korea, and drawing on extensive interviews with Australian, American, Korean, Chinese and Turkish veterans, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military, and geopolitical. Compelling and comprehensive, Forbes' book will serve as a definitive history of Australia and the Korean War. Hard cover, photographs, 534 pages.