History - Korean War from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From inside dust jacket: The Secrets of Inchon is a remarkable story of heroism and courage, only now come to light after fifty years: the true account of Navy Commander (then Lieutenant) Eugene Franklin Clark--a man, according to his colleagues, with "the nerves of a burglar and the flair of a Barbary Coast pirate"--and the daring covert mission that helped change… Read more about this item

From book introduction: On June 25, 1950, nearly seven divisions of elite North Korean troops, many of whom had fought for the Communist side in the Chinese civil war, crossed the border into South Korea, with the intension of conquering the entire south in three weeks. Some six months earlier, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in a colossal gaffee, had neglected… Read more about this item

From back cover: It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent military historian, takes us back to the bloody, butter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of June 1950. Using personal accounts from interview with more than 200… Read more about this item

Quote from back cover: "This superb autobiography by the man Eisenhower called the greatest field general of World War II is full of surprises....Widely remembered as a great but close-mouthed military leader, Bradley is startlingly outspoken in these pages....He is hard on Eisenhower for submitting to British demands during the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, and for allowing Montgomery...to… Read more about this item

From back cover: "African Americans have had a long tradition of serving in the military forces of the United States. None served more proudly and with more dedication than the members of the 9th and 10th Cavalries. Called "Buffalo Soldiers" by Native Americans, the men of these two unites helped shape the American frontier from 1867 to the turn of… Read more about this item