War in Korea, 1950-1953: A Pictorial History - Hardcover

Giangreco, D. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891417044 ISBN 13: 9780891417040

Publisher: Presidio Press, 2000

Synopsis

On June 25, 1950, Communist North Korea launched a massive attack across the 38th Parallel against the Republic of Korea (ROK). Three years and over five million casualties later, on July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed, ending the war within miles of where it had started. Vastly smaller in scale than World War II and pushed into the background of our nation's consciousness by the extended trauma of Vietnam, it is only now, fifty years later, that its history is coming to the fore. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

About this title

Synopsis:

An oversized (11.25<'>) pictoral tribute to US forces in the Asian peninsula, compiled by military historian Giangreco. The 521 black-and-white photographs encompass the Army and Marine ground forces, operations carried out by the US Navy and Air Force, and troops of other countries operating under the flag of the United Nations. The text is limite

About the Author:

D.M. Giangreco was born in Lees Summit, near Kansas City, Missouri. His brilliantly-researched photographic study of the three-year war in Korea was first published in hardback by Presidio Press in 1967. The release of this new edition coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the War.

About this edition

• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0891417044
• ISBN 13: 9780891417040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352