Description |
xviii, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-279) and index. |
Contents |
Part One. The Korean war: a short history -- 1. Background and origins of the war -- 2. The opening phase: south toward Pusan, north to the Yalu -- 3. China enters the war -- 4. The Chosin reservoir retreat and advance to the north -- 5. Truce talks and prison riots -- 6. Trench warfare and peace -- Part Two. Many faces, one war -- 7. Getting to Korea -- 8. A mortar man's story -- 9. Escaping the trap -- 10. A North Korean officer's story -- 11. China's crouching dragon -- Part Three. Chosin accounts -- 12. The Chosin reservoir: a marine's story -- 13. The Chosin reservoir: a Chinese captain's story -- Part Four. On the front lines -- 14. The Hwachon reservoir fighting -- 15. Life on the MLR -- 16. A BAR man's story -- 17. First combat -- 18. Outpost Harry -- 19. A ROK lieutenant survives the bloody ridges -- 20. The Chinese go underground -- 21. North and south: a Korean youth serves in both armies -- Part Five. Behind the front lines -- 22. The "lighter" side of the war -- 23. A Korean housewife's story -- Part Six. POW camps: north and south -- 24. An american officer observes the Koje island uprising -- 25. One week of war, three years of captivity -- 26. A first sergeant's experience as a POW -- 27. Organizing the riots on Koje: Colonel Zhao's story -- Perspectives on the war. |
Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives.
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Added Author |
Li, Xiaobing, 1954-
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ISBN |
0813122937 (Hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780813122939 (Hardcover : alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 1981072 |
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NZ1 7792777 |
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AU@ 000024757652 |
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