- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Presidio Press; New edition edition (Feb 6 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 089141729X
- ISBN-13: 978-0891417293
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 2.2 x 27.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,171,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
On June 25, 1950, Communist North Korea launched a massive attack across the 38th Parallel against the Republic of Korea (ROK). Three years and over five million casualties later, on July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed, ending the war within miles of where it had started. Vastly smaller in scale than World War II and pushed into the background of our nation's consciousness by the extended trauma of Vietnam, it is only now, fifty years later, that its history is coming to the fore.
About the Author
D.M. Giangreco was born in Lees Summit, near Kansas City, Missouri. His brilliantly-researched photographic study of the three-year war in Korea was first published in hardback by Presidio Press in 1967. The release of this new edition coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the War.
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eye opener,
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This review is from: War in Korea: 1950-1953: A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
I'm 22 and I got this book because I realized that I knew nothing about the Korean War. You rarely hear about this war, either in movies or in the news...you always hear about Vietnam vets and recently Iraq and Afghanistan. This book is basically a photo documentary with tons of pictures..I like it because I don't have much time to read due to a heavy school load, but the captions provided a lot of details and together with the pictures, it gives a brief but clear glimpse into this war. The pictures are 98% about the allies who were fighting against the north, I had hoped to see some pictures from the North Korean perspective...but there is probably a book out there that does that..if the Korean War isn't toooo forgotten. All in all, I reccomend this book to anyone who wants a quick and easy immersion into the Korean war.
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A wonderful pictorial history,
By Dimitrios - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: War in Korea: 1950-1953: A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
No other book can transfer the reader to the Korean War era and the many battlefields of that nearly forgotten conflict with such immediacy like Giangreco's book. It's one matter to read about a war and quite another to really see it and the faces of the participants! The photographs are all black and white but they are numerous and excellent and the human drama goes hand in hand with the operational aspects of the campaings. Highly recommended!
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Best Photographic History Book ,I ever had before ! Most of nice Pictures and as a Standard History BooK !,
By Moon Eui Sik - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: War in Korea: 1950-1953: A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
I arleqady read Robert F.Futrell's "United StatesAir Forces in Korea".D.M.Giangreco ,himself, wrote many subjects on Army Journal of "Military Review". This Book has many admireable areas such as Good line of contents arlong with Time Table of War also arlong with the title and it's contents. for example Not only mainly handled Battle of Army,Marine but also Battlle of Air Force and Navy. This also weigh on UN Forces. Overwheluming 521 clear and many new Photoes were also very imprressive !
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War in Korea (used),
By contary Mary - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: War in Korea: 1950-1953: A Pictorial History (Paperback)
The copy we purchased for a fellow Korean War vet was a used copy for a reduced price. It was in perfect condition. We were proud to give it to our friend.
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