The Korean War: Australia in the Giants' Playground Tapa dura - 2010

Australia Macmillan, 2010.. 2010. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 534pp index, b/w illus. very good, page edges toned. / very good d/w. The Korean War has never really ended. Although a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1953 after three years of savage warfare, the conflict continues to simmer just below the surface, threatening at any moment to break into full-scale fighting. It makes the Korean peninsula one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the world today. But the war itself has long been called the forgotten war. It was fought at the height of the Cold War, with the forces of the United Nations, led by the US, on the one had against the forces of Communism on the other, led by Mao Tse Tung''s China. Australia was a part of the US-led coalition, and took part in some of the conflict''s most savage fighting. But coming only five years after the end of World War Two, and before the full empowerment of the media that was to take place during the Vietnam War, what happened in Korea during… Leer más

Pan Macmillan Australia, 2010. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARYFirst Edition Hardcover viii, 534 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. #301023 The Korean War has never really ended. Although a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1953 after three years of savage warfare, the conflict continues to simmer just below the surface, threatening at any moment to break into full-scale fighting. It makes the Korean peninsula one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the world today.But the war itself has long been called the forgotten war. It was fought at the height of the Cold War, with the forces of the United Nations, led by the US, on the one had against the forces of Communism on the other, led by Mao Tse Tung's China. Australia was a part of the US-led coalition, and our troops took part in some of the conflict's most savage fighting, but coming only five years after the end of World War Two, and before the full empowerment of the media that was to take place during… Leer más

Sydney: Macmillan. 2010. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 534 pages. The Korean War has never really ended. Although a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1953 the war simmers on today. Fought at the beginning of the cold war, with US led NATO forces on one side and the forces of communism led by Mao Zedong's China on the other, the Korean War had dramatic consequences, shaping the great ideological confrontation of the 20th century. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Sydney: Macmillan, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 534 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world's most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia's involvement in it in a riveting narrative. From the letters and diaries of those diggers who fought across Korea's unforgiving hills and mountains to the grand strategies formulated in Washington, Moscow and Beijing, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military and geopolitical. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Leer más

MacMillan, 2010. New book, 534 pages. The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world's most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia's involvement in it in a riveting narrative. From the letters and diaries of those diggers who fought across Korea's unforgiving hills and mountains to the grand strategies formulated in Washington, Moscow and Beijing, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military and geopolitical. In the tradition of Les Carlyon's Gallipoli and The Great War and Paul Ham's Vietnam, Cameron Forbes has written a masterpiece that will serve as the definitive history of Australia… Leer más

MacMillan, 2010. New book, 534 pages. The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world's most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia's involvement in it in a riveting narrative. From the letters and diaries of those diggers who fought across Korea's unforgiving hills and mountains to the grand strategies formulated in Washington, Moscow and Beijing, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military and geopolitical. In the tradition of Les Carlyon's Gallipoli and The Great War and Paul Ham's Vietnam, Cameron Forbes has written a masterpiece that will serve as the definitive history of Australia… Leer más

MacMillan, 2010. New book, 534 pages. The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world's most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia's involvement in it in a riveting narrative. From the letters and diaries of those diggers who fought across Korea's unforgiving hills and mountains to the grand strategies formulated in Washington, Moscow and Beijing, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military and geopolitical. In the tradition of Les Carlyon's Gallipoli and The Great War and Paul Ham's Vietnam, Cameron Forbes has written a masterpiece that will serve as the definitive history of Australia… Leer más

Pan Macmillan, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.