The Korean War by Stanley Sandler

The Korean War by Stanley Sandler

Covers key topics on the Korean War that range from the origins of the conflict, ground, naval and air operations, and tactical planning to the Truman-MacArthur face-off, the POW issue, and armistice negotiations. The text includes articles on civilian and military leaders.

"The emphasis and strength of the Encyclopedia is in the military aspects of the war-the campaigns and commanders-but especially the US. role. Entries on individual countries and their roles in the war are also excellent...the most detailed encyclopedia on the military aspects of the war published in English to date." -- Journal of Military History
"An excellent piece of work." -- Military Books Online
"A solid effort for libraries, students, and the general readers." -- Library Journal
"Recommended for public and academic libraries." -- Reference Books Bulletin/Booklist
"This solid source suitable for beginners and specialists is recommended for all academic libaries, especially those supporting military studies." -- Choice

Stanley Sandler is one of America's best-known military historians. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of London Department of War Studies, where he studied under the eminent military historian Sir Michael Howard. He was a Command historian for the US Army Special Operations Command for fourteen years and was a Visiting Professor in the History of Sea Power at the US Naval Academy. He will hold the Edwin Conquest '14 Chair in history at Virginia Military Institute, 1999-2000.

Dr. Sandler has received numerous academic and professional awards, including a New York State Regents' Teaching Fellowship, a Smithsonian Post-Doctoral Fellowship and a Secretary of the Army Research and Writing Fellowship. His publications include The Emergence of The Modern Capital Ship (1979), Segregated Skies: The All-black USAAF Squadrons of World War II(1992), The Korean War: An Encyclopedia (Garland, 1995), and numerous articles in military history.

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ISBN 13	9780824044459
ISBN 10	0824044452
Title	The Korean War
Author	Stanley Sandler
Series	Military History Of The United States
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	1995-11-01
Number of pages	470
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