Refighting the Last War
Subtitle: Command and Crisis in Korea 1950-1953
Contributors: Anne Sharp Wells (Contributor)
Publisher: Free Press
Published: November 2, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780029160015
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; War & defence operations; c 1945 to c 1960; Military History - Korea Conflict; Military Tactics And Strategy; History - Military / War; History: World; China; Korea; USA; Military - Korean War; History / General; Campaigns; Decision making; Korean War, 1950-1953; Military art and science; United States
First sentence: "By God, I'm going to let them have it!" exclaimed President Harry S. Truman to several top officials upon returning to the nation's capital after learning of the North Korean invasion across the 38th parallel.