Refighting the Last War: Command and Crisis in Korea 1950-1953 0029160014, 9780029160015

Now, during the 40th anniversary of the Korean War, distinguished historian D. Clayton James offers a brilliant reinterp

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Refighting the Last War: Command and Crisis in Korea 1950-1953
0029160014, 9780029160015

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