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David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book for the Vietnam War. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivalled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another dark corner in our history: the Korean War. The... read more
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- Matthew Ridgway: A consummate General.
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- Paul Freeman
- Harry Truman
- George C. Marshall
- Kim
- Dean Acheson
- Smith
- Stalin
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- Willoughby
- Richardson
- Mcgee
- Harry Truman
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Keiser
- Peng
- Kennan
- Johnson
- Roosevelt
- Takahashi
- Stewart
- Rhee
- Omar Bradley
- Crombez
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- Luce
- Treacy
- Dean Rusk
- Douglas MacArthur
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- Kluttz
- Coulter
- Eisenhower
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- Murphy
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- Beahler
- Nitze
- Dulles
- Graham
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- Joe Collins
- Ned Almond
- Taft
- Omar Bradley
- Mccarthy
- Dewey
Setting & Locations edit
- North Koreans
- China Lobby
- Washington
- United States
- Tokyo
- America
- Inchon
- Japan
- Europe
- Asia
- Seoul
- Unsan
- Taiwan
- Pyongyang
- Pusan Perimeter
- Pacific
- Moscow
- Kunuri
- Chipyongni
- Pusan
- West Point
- Naktong
- Wonju
- Russia
- White House
- South Koreans
- South Korea
- Beijing
- Vietnam
- Manchuria
- Yalu
- Soviet Union
- Far East
- Indochina
- Hoengsong
- New York
- Hungnam
- France
- Germany
- Chosin Reservoir
- Yongsan
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- Charley Company
- Missouri
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- Wake Island
- Chongchon
- Korea
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Halberstam (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1401300529
Page Count: 736
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1401300529
Page Count: 736
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 2008: History)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: DS0919 .H35 2007
- Dewey: 951.904240973
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