KOREA: Where the American Century Began. de Pembroke, Michael, - (2018)

London:: Oneworld Publications,, (2018). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. "In late 1950, the US-led invasion of North Korea failed, and for the next three years ,the United States relentlessly bombed the Norths cities, towns and villages. Pyongyang has been determined to develop a credible nuclear deterrent ever since. The Korean War was the first of Americas unsuccessful military interventions post-World War II and its first modern conflict with China. It established the pattern for the next sixty years and marked the true beginning of the American century - opening the door to ever-increasing defense expenditure." Notes, sources, documents, index. xxi, 346 pp.