The Korean War is journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings'compelling account of the forgotten war.'The best narrative history of the Korean conflict'- GuardianOn 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam.Max Hastings draws on first-hand accounts of those who fought on both sides to produce this vivid and incisive reassessment of the Korean War,bringing the military and human dimensions into sharp focus. Critically acclaimed on publication,republished with an introduction from the author,The Korean War remains the best narrative history of this conflict.'A brilliant tour-de-force'- Times Literary Supplement'Excellent,readable history by a master of the genre'- Daily Mail'This book establishes him as one of the leading British military historians.'- New York Times
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529037937Number of pages: 608Weight: 480 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 42 mm
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The best narrative history of the Korean conflictExcellent,readable history by a master of the genreA brilliant tour-de-forceA brilliant and compelling book which must rank,even by the standards Max Hastings has set,as a masterpiece.This book establishes him as one of the leading British military historians.A balanced,perceptive reckoning of what was won and lost in an important clash of arms that excited precious little interest or passion on home fronts.
Max Hastings
Max Hastings is the author of several books,many about warfare including the bestselling and critically acclaimed Nemesis. In his early career as a correspondent,he reported on the 1982 Falklands War,experiences which he described in his memoir Going to the Wars. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Fellow of King's College London,he was knighted in 2002.
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