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020			_a9781401300524 (hbk.) : _c63.95 SGD
020			_a9780786888627 (pbk.) : _c19.00 USD
100	1		_aHALBERSTAM David
245	4		_aThe coldest winter : _bAmerica and the Korean War / _cDavid Halberstam.
260			_aNew York : _bHyperion, _c2007.
300			_axi, 719 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 697-702) and index.
520			_aPulitzer-winning historian Halberstam first decided to write this book more than thirty years ago and it took him nearly ten years. It stands as a lasting testament to its author, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles. Halberstam gives us a full narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides, charting the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu, and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides vivid portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. He also provides us with his trademark narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. At the heart of the book are the 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.--From publisher description.
650			_aKOREAN WAR _xUNITED STATES
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