Korea The War before Vietnam [Hardcover]

'...this study of the Korean War...is a noteworthy addition to the literature of this conflict. A sometime brilliant and consistently disturbing work.' D.Clayton James, Mississippi State University '...MacDonald's powerful and richly detailed account of the Korean War renders all the painful details of American involvement. A masterful account that should be widely read.' M.Cantor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.List of Maps - List of Plates - Acknowledgements - The Cold War and Counter-Revolution - The Korean Decisions - Across the Parallel - Disaster - A Crisis of Confidence - Attrition - Negotiating while Fighting - The POW Issue - Deadlock at Panmunjom - Eisenhower: Peace with Honour - The War on the Ground - The War in the Air - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index