A Short History of the Korean War

This concise military history volume is “an excellent, coherent book that covers the major events of the Korean War admirably” ( Army ). Historian James L. Stokesbury, author of A Short History of World War I and A Short History of World War II , summarizes the important events of the Korean War, citing all the major battles and key players in the conflict. “Reducing an entire war to manageable length is a high literary art form, and Professor Stokesbury has mastered it. In the case of this Kore