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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

by David Halberstam

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 Coldest Winter is a successor to The Best and the Brightest, even though in historical terms it precedes it.Halberstam... (more)

Korea's Future and the Great Powers

The eventual reunification of the Korean Peninsula will send political and economic reverberations throughout Northeast Asia and will catalyze the struggle over a new regional order among the four great powers of the Pacific--Russia, China, Japan, and the United States. Korea's Future and the Great Powers addresses the vital issues of how to achieve a stable political order in a unified Korea, how to finance... (more)

Illustrated AtlasWorld Book Encyclopedia

Illustrated Atlas

by World Book Encyclopedia

Korea Strait: A Novel (Dan Lenson Novels)

Korea Strait: A Novel (Dan Lenson Novels)

by David Poyer

United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor winner Dan Lenson’s mission is to observe an international military exercise involving the navies of South Korea, Japan, Australia, and America. It should be routine duty for Dan, but old alliances are unraveling, as North Korea threatens the U.S. and China expands its influence. Acting as both adviser and adversary to a ruthless South Korean task force commander,... (more)

The Last Stand of Fox Company

A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin

November 1950, the Korean Peninsula: After General MacArthur ignores Mao’s warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is to fight their way south through the Toktong Pass, a narrow gorge that will need to be held open at all... (more)

Children's Illustrated Atlas

by World Book Staff

Presents a brief history and key facts about each country including its size, geographical features, wildlife, and how its people live, work, and play.

The Door to Bitterness

by Martin Limón

"LimÃ³n's crisp, clear storytelling opens a door to another world and leaves one hoping the next installment won't be so long in arriving."- The Baltimore Sun "As good as LimÃ³n's series debut, Jade Lady Burning ."- The Plain Dealer "Plot, pacing, and plausibility are just about perfect. . . . LimÃ³n has a humane outlook that nourishes the spirit."- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Editor's Choice) The two... (more)

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