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  • Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (1)

    The North Korean People’s Army and the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army

    Series Book 560 - Men-at-Arms
    Featuring full-color artwork, this book describes and illustrates the Chinese and North Korean troops who fought US and UN forces in Korea during 1950–53.In June 1950, North Korean forces armed and equipped by the Soviet Union invaded South Korea, forcing back the US and South Korean troops facing them and threatening them with complete defeat. After the US and UN forces mounted a series of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Farthest Valley

    Escaping the Chinese Trap at Chosin Reservoir 1950

    A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources.Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the fading light. Suddenly, the still Korean night roared to life with the sound of Chinese mortar fire. The ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Prisoner of Lies

    Jack Downey's Cold War

    by Barry Werth ...
    The remarkable true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years.John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new Yale graduate in the post-World War II years who, like other Yale grads, was recruited by the young CIA. He joined the Agency and was sent to Japan in 1952, during the Korean ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • A Very Different War

    RAAF Operations in the Korean War

    by Owen Zupp ...
    The Korean War lies between the enormity of the Second World War and the controversy of Vietnam. Although it often slips through the cracks of history, it represented a global shift as two opposing ideologies clashed and the Cold War heated up. The fledgling United Nations was called to act, and Australia joined the 21 nations committed to supporting South Korea.Within days of the North Koreans ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Let the Bastards Come

    The Battle for Kapyong Korea, 23 – 25 April 1951

    Anzac Day 2024 represents the 73rd anniversary of the critical battle of Kapyong (23 to 25 April 1951) This book for the first time tells the full story of the Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American units involved. Fewer than 1,000 Australian and Canadian infantrymen, supported by New Zealand artillery and 15 American Sherman tanks fought off an entire Chinese Division of over 12,000 men ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Diggers of Kapyong

    The story of the Aussies who changed the course of the Korean War

    by Tom Gilling ...
    The gripping account of Australia in the Korean War and how 3RAR battalion held back an entire Chinese army division to prevent Seoul being overrun.'In the only war in which Australian soldiers ever faced off against the might of Mao, this is a revealing and spellbinding account of an extraordinary victory.' - Peter FitzSimons, author of KokodaWe charged and we began to get shot down . . . there ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • I Promise You I'll Be Home

    Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine

    by Al Martinez ...
    As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the Ridgerunner. After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Summary of T. R. Fehrenbach's This Kind of War

    Get the Summary of T. R. Fehrenbach's This Kind of War in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "This Kind of War" by T. R. Fehrenbach provides a comprehensive examination of the Korean War, detailing the unpreparedness of American forces, the brutal realities of combat, and the strategic and operational challenges faced by the U.S. military. The book begins with the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Coalition Navies during the Korean War

    Understanding Combined Naval Operations

    Edited by Ian Bowers ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being predominantly a land war, navies played a vital part. Moreover, the naval war was not solely a U.S. operation. Smaller navies from many countries made important contributions both in supporting the United States and carrying out independent and combined naval operations. This subject ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • CHAOS, KANGAROO COURTS, AND COMMUNISM AT KOJE-DO

    POW Riots in the Korean War

    by Arthur Sharp ...
    The U.S. Army made some serious mistakes during the almost forgotten, but historically significant, Korean War. One of them was assigning combat officers untrained for prison administration as commanders of the United Nations prisoner of war camps. The communist POWs took full advantage of that and made life miserable for them, their guards, and fellow prisoners who were not committed to their ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Da gambero a balena

    Corea del Sud, dalla guerra dimenticata al K-pop

    Translated by Eva Allione ...
    Series series Asia
    Ha una democrazia solida e vivace, dati economici strabilianti e uno sviluppo tecnologico senza rivali. Miete successi in campo musicale con BTS e Blackpink, e fa man bassa di premi Oscar con i suoi registi e attori migliori. Presenta i problemi tipici delle società tardo capitaliste – la popolazione che invecchia, il conflitto strisciante tra generazioni e classi sociali – ma conserva con ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War

    History and Causes of 11 Different Wars

    by Kelly Mass ...
    The following wars will be discussed in this great combo of titles:American Indian Wars: History of the American Frontier Wars in Canada and the United StatesBoer War: The South African War and the Horrors of the Concentration CampsCold War: History of the Ideological and Geopolitical Tension between the United States and the Soviet UnionEnglish Civil War: History of Its Causes and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Korean War

    The War between North Korea and South Korean in the 1950s

    by Kelly Mass ...
    The Korean War, which lasted from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North and South Korea. It began when North Korea invaded South Korea after a series of border battles and uprisings in the South. The United Nations supported South Korea, with the United States as its primary backer, while North Korea received support from China and the Soviet Union. On July 27, 1953, the ... Read more

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  • Never Forgotten Soldier

    by Henry Gilbert ...
    This is a short story of my father's experience in the Korean conflict war as a marine. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Forgotten Conflict: The Korean War's Enduring Impact on History

    "The Forgotten Conflict: The Korean War's Enduring Impact on History" is a profound exploration of the Korean War, often overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in global consciousness. This book delves into the historical, political, and social ramifications of a conflict that dramatically reshaped the Korean Peninsula and left a lasting imprint on international relations.The narrative ... Read more

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  • Fire In My Eyes: Honor and Pride

    The United States Army was my home for twenty-seven years, one month and nineteen days. It was my first love in this world, and if I had it to do over again, I'd do it just the same—except for the mistakes, of course.Throughout my years of service, I encountered a diverse cast of characters, from some of the best people in the world to a few of the worst. But with an old sergeant's advice to "do ... Read more

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  • Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins

    by Jennet Conant ...
    A spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession.Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • 抗美援朝:韓戰中的中國視角

    by 周麗霞 ...
    《抗美援朝:韓戰中的中國視角》是一本關於朝鮮戰爭中血腥激烈戰役的書籍。本書以第四次戰役和第五次戰役作為主軸,深入探討志願軍在這些戰役中所面臨的挑戰和展開的戰術反擊。第四次戰役主要包括南岸阻擊戰和東線反擊戰兩個部分。南岸阻擊戰中,志願軍打響漢江南岸的防守戰,其中包括了夜襲水原城和十八勇士喋血高地的戰役情景。在東線反擊戰中,志願軍決定打橫城,奪取了橫城的控制權,並成功實施了漂亮的阻擊戰鬥。在這場戰役中,志願軍還制定了輪番作戰計劃,展開了一系列的運動防禦戰。而第五次戰役則主要講述了西線突擊和東線作戰兩個部分。在西線突擊中,志願軍割斷了對方的聯絡,全殲了皇家營,並在九陵山上血戰到底。而在東線作戰中,志願軍展開了圍殲戰,重創了美法聯軍,並成功攻佔了大水洞,從而改變了整個戰局。最後,本書還介紹了向北轉移和全線戰術反擊作戰兩部分。向北轉移中,志願軍進行了樸達峰和華川等地的防禦戰,並成功阻擊了敵軍的前進 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Korean War (1950-1953): A war between North Korea (with Chinese and Soviet support) and South Korea (with UN and US support)

    Explore the gripping accounts of soldiers and civilians amidst the raging geopolitical storm between North and South Korea, backed by superpowers China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Nations. Discover the legacy and relevance of this war that continues to shape today's world. From stunning military strategies to heart-wrenching humanitarian crises, this book unveils the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Korea and the Evolution of the American-Australian Relationship, 1947–53

    Aligning Interests

    by Daniel Fazio ...
    Series series The Cold War in Asia
    Fazio examines the significance of the US-Australian Korean engagement, 1947–53, in the evolution of the relationship between the two nations in the formative years of the Cold War.In the aftermath of World War Two, divergent American and Australian strategic and security interests converged and then aligned on the Korean peninsula. Fazio argues that the interactions between key US and Australian ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Korea 1950–53

    B-29s, Thunderjets and Skyraiders fight the strategic bombing campaign

    Series Book 39 - Air Campaign
    A spectacularly illustrated new history and analysis of the strategic bombing campaign in the Korean War, which saw the last combat of America's legendary B-29s.Just five years after they defeated Japan, at the dawn of the jet age, the most advanced bomber of World War II was already obsolescent. But the legendary war-winning Superfortresses had one more war to fight, in the strategic air campaign ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Father And Son Fighting For The Same Cause

    The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The warbegan on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the borderand rebellions in South Korea.North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by theUnited States and allied countries. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953.In ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Loyalty First

    The Life and Times of Charles A. Willoughby, MacArthur's Chief Intelligence Officer

    by David A. Foy ...
    First full biography of MacArthur's chief intelligence officer Charles Willoughby, reflecting on the consequences of prioritizing loyalty to a superior over objectivity of intelligence.Major General Charles A. Willoughby served as Douglas MacArthur's stalwart chief intelligence officer (G-2} for over a decade, throughout World War II and the Korean War. This first full biography examines ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soviet-North Korean Relations During the Cold War

    Unruly Offspring

    Series series Routledge Research on Korea
    This book explores Soviet–North Korean relations during the Cold War (1945–1991).Based on many primary documents and sources (including Russian and Korean), it reveals how the influence of the Soviets on Pyongyang diminished during the course of the Cold War, from overwhelming at the time of the foundation of North Korea to negligible at the time of the collapse of the USSR. The book delves into ... Read more

    $54.99 USD