Witness to war : Korea / Rod Paschall.

Collection type	Library
Author	Paschall, Rod, 1935-;
Call Number	951.9042 P279
Document type	Monograph
Year	c1995.
Citation	9439653
Pagination	212 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Publisher	Berkley Pub. Group,
Note	Includes bibliographical references(p. 205-212) and index. This is the story of the Korean War, told by those who lived it - pilots and sailors, chiefs of state and foot soldiers, generals, guerrillas, and diplomats. From the post-World War II division to the first Soviet-American political argument, the June 1. 0 invasion to the truce talks, Witness to War: Korea provides the story of the war in the words of those who fought it; a timeline of events; maps and photographs; and a perspective that goes beyond the battlefields - to offer new insight into this defi. ng moment in American history.
Place made	New York, N.Y.

Abstract

Ch. 1. Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong War -- Ch. 2. "Sir, We Got Company," June 25-August 31, 1950 -- Ch. 3. "Home by Thanksgiving," September-October 1950 -- Ch. 4. Defeat of the U.N. Army, November 1-December 25, 1950 -- Ch. 5. Matthew B. Ridgway ande Renaissance, December 26, 1950-April 11, 1951 -- Ch. 6. Punch and Counterpunch, April 11-November 27, 1951 -- Ch. 7. Talk-Fight, Fight-Talk, November 28, 1951-October 30, 1952 -- Ch. 8. A Truce of Sorts, November 1952-July 1953 -- Ch. 9. The Meaning oIt All.