The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning (Modern War Studies)
"A superb, path-breaking, and highly revealing narrative of the Cold War's first major 'hot war.'"--Chen Jian, author ofChina's Road to the Korean War"Millett is one of the very best military historians writing today and his book far surpasses any other in describing and analyzing the military dimensions of events leading up to North Korea's attack on South Korea in June 1950."--William Stueck, author ofThe Korean War in World Histor"Authoritative and compelling. . . . A must read for policy makers and all informed citizens interested in the fate of the Korean peninsula."--James T. Laney, former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea and coauthor ofU.S. Foreign Policy toward North Korea: Next Steps