Refighting the Last War: Command and Crisis in Korea 1950-53

Clayton, James, D.;Wells, Anne Sharp

ISBN 10: 0029160014 / ISBN 13: 9780029160015

Edité par Free Press, New York, 1993

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Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 282pp., Bibliographic References, Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. First edition, first printing. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-libris copy, from a private collection. Small bookseller's label at bottom of front free endpaper. No previous ownership marks. Small laminated clipped 'letter to editor' from Robert Smith, General Ridgway's collaborator on "The Korean War", critizing MacArthur's leadership role in Korea, and not surprisingly championing Ridgway. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Refighting the Last War: Command and Crisis in Korea 1950-53
• Éditeur: Free Press, New York
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0029160014
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780029160015
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Military

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Synopsis

This book examines the Korean War, the paradigm of America's conflicts with communism. He argues that, like so many wars, the Korean War was fought broadly along the lines of the war before, World War II. It shows, however, that the consequences of this error were limited by the State Department. The book examines the roles, leadership, personalities and prejudices of five key commanders - President Harry S. Truman, General Douglas MacArthur, General Matthew B. Ridgway, General Mark W. Clark and Admiral C. Turner Joy. It goes on to look at the crucial issues that confronted them during the conflict: Truman's decision to commit US forces to war without congressional approval; MacArthur's pressure for an assault on Inchon; and the decision to open truce negotiations. The book analyzes the ground-level results and long-term consequences of command decisions, and explores the course the war might have taken had certain crucial decisions been taken differently.