The Korean War (Atlas of Conflicts)

Reg Grant

ISBN 10: 083685666X ISBN 13: 9780836856668

Publisher: World Almanac Library, 2004

Synopsis

Atlas of Conflicts takes readers through the significant battles, strategies, victories, and losses of six critical wars with clear, insightful narration and describes the key combatants and issues involved. Maps on every spread illustrate military action on the ground, in the air, and at sea, and also detail the geopolitical shifts that have resulted from these world-changing struggles. Atlas of Conflicts provides a wealth of primary source quotations and statistical information, along with powerful historic photographs of both military and civilian participants in these wars.

About this title

Book Description:

This series sets out to explain why the major wars of the 20th century started, to describe what happened, and to analyse how the results changed our world. Each title includes 24 maps which show how the battles and campaigns were fought, how boundaries were redrawn, and nations reshaped.

About the Author:

Reg Grant trained as an historian at Oxford University. He then worked as a language teacher in Paris and Lisbon before returning home to become a freelance writer. His books for Hodder Wayland include several volumes in the New Perspectives series.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Almanac Library
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 083685666X
• ISBN 13: 9780836856668
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 64