The Korean War by Max Hastings
From the Pan Military Classics series comes the best narrative history of the Korean conflict
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 *
A brilliant tour-de-force. * Times Literary Supplement *
A brilliant tour-de-force. * Times Literary Supplement *
Max Hastings is the author of thirty books, most about conflict, including Bomber Command, Armageddon, Das Reich, The Korean War, The Battle for the Falklands, Vietnam, Operation Pedestal and Abyss, and editor of two anthologies. He worked as a reporter for BBC television and British newspapers, covering eleven wars, including Vietnam, the 1973 Yom Kippur war and the Falklands war. Between 1986 and 2002 he served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. He has won many prizes for both journalism and his books. 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330513654 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330513656 |
| Title | The Korean War |
| Author | Max Hastings |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2010-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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