Simply put, this is a fantastic history of the Korean Conflict. Not only is it reporting of the war itself, but it gives a brief, and easily to follow history of the events that brought about the invasion, and the relationships between the communist powers, as well as western powers. The reporting of the fighting isn't just text book grand tactics, but also involves accounts for the regular GI. The books feels less like a history book, and in many instances feels like a series of short stories, or interviews from people who were actually there. If there is any complaint about the book at all, it's only that it'd didn't go into more detail about the events at the Chosin Reservoir (but there are several well written books on that already,) and that in places it seemed that the author tended to repeat himself. All in all, this is one of my favorite books on the conflict, and think it's a must read for anybody interested this often overlooked part of American History