![]() ![]() If you're looking for a concise, but well written and researched work on Korea, Asia scholar Cummings includes it all in this brief, but relatively dense overview of the Korean war. The Korean War, by Bruce Cummings ( 2010 - 242 pp) If you're looking for the last word on each battle, from the North Korean invasion, the defense of the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, the Chinese invasion and Mathew Ridgeway's counter assaults blow by blow, this is it. The Bible on the Korean war by a master historian who leaves no detail behind. The Forgotten War: America in Korea 1950 - 1953, by Clay Blair (1987 - 1000 pp) Many live interviews with combatants on both fronts bring the story of the Korean conflict om the North Korean invasion down to the invasion by the Chinese and final peace settlement in 1953. In Mortal Combat: Korea 1950 - 1953), by John Toland (1991 - 595 pp)Įxcellent overview of the Korean conflict by acclaimed historian John Toland. Great overview of the "Forgotten War" by Hastings.political tensions leading to it, interviews with Chinese leaders and American military strategy. The Korean War, by Max Hastings (1988 - 389 pp) ![]()
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