The Korean War: An Epic Conflict 1950-1953

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Korean War: An Epic Conflict 1950-1953
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Max Hastings
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:608
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
Korean war
ISBN/Barcode 9781529037937
ClassificationsDewey:951.9042
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Pan Books
Publication Date 1 October 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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' - Guardian On 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

Author Biography

Sir Max Hastings is the author of twenty-six books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. He has won many prizes both for journalism and his books, some of which are All Hell Let Loose, Catastrophe and The Secret War, bestsellers translated around the world. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of King's College, London and was knighted in 2002. He has two grown-up children, Charlotte and Harry, and lives with his wife Penny in West Berkshire, where they garden enthusiastically.

Reviews

The best narrative history of the Korean conflict * Guardian * Excellent, readable history by a master of the genre * Daily Mail * A brilliant tour-de-force * Times Literary Supplement * A brilliant and compelling book which must rank, even by the standards Max Hastings has set, as a masterpiece. -- Professor Michael Howard * London Review of Books * This book establishes him as one of the leading British military historians. * New York Times * 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. * Kirkus *