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The Darkest Summer
The outcome of the Korean War was decided in the first three months. The Darkest Summer is the hour-by-hour, casualty-by-casualty story of those months-a period that saw American and UN forces almost driven into the sea by the North Korean invaders, then stage an incredible turn-around that reversed the entire course of the war. Drawing on exclusive author interviews, unpu...more
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Published
January 2nd 2010
by Tantor Media, Inc.
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This book starts right in with a "view from the ground" of the beginning of the Korean War. You get a play by play report of what the men went through in this war. It also gives credit and praise to the Marine Corps for their roll in the early part of the conflict, that very well might have caused the war from being a complete and quick victory for the North Koreans. The US service men and South Koreans were really unprepared for this conflict, not because they didn't see it coming, ...more
I don't know why high school history books can't be written like this! The Darkest Summer is an enthralling and detailed account of two early and crucial battles of the Korean War. I was very pleased I'd read it. I wouldn't say it reads like a novel - it's a bit too fact-based for that - but I still found it quite entertaining. If you like Stephen Ambrose's WWII books, this one may very well be right up your alley.
A good, quick, read of a pair of campaigns. The political threat to the Marine Corps is dealt with early and swiftly, as the 1950 mobilization takes over. Then, it is a close focus on the 5th Marines as they participate in the two fights. Lots of it comes from interviews with those who were there.
Very good book, well paced. I knew things in Korea were bad in the beginning, but this book really opened my eyes.
This was an excellent rendentition of the shortsighted, careless, politicaly inept thinking process that caused the needless death of thousands of young men. It also chronicles how personal courage, effective leadership, and the collective will of Marines saved a valued part of our armed forces from political destruction. This well written, well documented, insightful bookj makes the "forgotten war" unforgettable.
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