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The Korean War : Pusan to Chosin – An Oral History
by Knox, Donald
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151472882
- ISBN 13
- 9780151472888
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: maps & photographs. second-hand copy, slight fading of the spine section of the dust jacket, to short tears bottom right-hand corner of the rear panel, and to longish tears at the top of the front cover, now protected, internally clean, no damage, no annotations. End page map of Korea in 1950, front and rear of the book, 11 maps in the book, a section of black-and-white photographic plates, and each entry in the oral history has where possible a small (1 in²) black-and-white photograph of the person mentioned. "As the men tell of their experiences during those first seven months of fighting, we come to know and care for them; the events of the war take on personal meaning, a human face." – Front fold over blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 697, [7] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: maps & photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; career; 1950s; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0151472882. ISBN/EAN: 9780151472888. Inventory No: 0279893. . 9780151472888
Synopsis
This book brings to life one of the most bitter and inglorious conflicts in american history. Drawing on his interviews with hundreds of veterans of Korea, Knox masterfully weaves personal stories with military records to create a vivid, day-by-day chronicle of the war’s first savage months of fighting. Index; photographs and maps.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0279893
- Title
- The Korean War : Pusan to Chosin – An Oral History
- Author
- Knox, Donald
- Illustrator
- maps & photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151472882
- ISBN 13
- 9780151472888
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Korean War oral history Military & Warfare; career; 1950s; Politics & Government. maps & photographs Unbranded ISBN: 0151472882 EAN: 9780151472888 Knox, Donald The Korean War : Pusan to Chosin – An Oral History
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