The Korean War: An Oral History
by Knox, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151472882
- ISBN 13
- 9780151472888
- Seller
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Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
San Diego, California: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. Soft textured spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor dustiness to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing mainly to upper edge. 697pp. The author interviewed hundreds of American soldier veterans of the Korean War which took place at the start of the 1950s. This book is their account of the fighting between them and the North Koreans, the Chinese and the equally formidable enemies of blistering heat and bitter cold. Illustrated. Scarce in the UK.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Godley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023876
- Title
- The Korean War: An Oral History
- Author
- Knox, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151472882
- ISBN 13
- 9780151472888
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, California
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Military, History, Korea, 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; History;
- Size
- 9.5 x 6.5 inches
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