
The Korean War
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Narrated by:
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Cameron Stewart
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By:
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Max Hastings
On 25 June, 1950, the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam.
Max Hastings drew on first-hand accounts of those who fought on both sides to produce this vivid and incisive reassessment of the Korean War, bringing the military and human dimensions into sharp focus. Critically acclaimed on publication, The Korean War remains the best narrative history of this conflict.
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Not a brilliant work, but good research and interviews went into it. Mac portrait good and concise, not much on us high politics. Good on characterizing how societies were responding to the war, perspective from everyday Americans and uk. Odd to think that uk in 1950 saw itself a first rate power, empire would last for awhile was operating assumption. Have to always be contextualizj get, imagining what is the recent history of the subjects, get a sense of their historical and political frame of references.
Strong mil-focused history of Korean War
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Great Read
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Narrator: it is always a pleasure to listen to Cameron Stewart. There is usual bias of an American listening to a British voice.
Production: Excellent.
The Korean War - Hasting's Take
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Like his book on vietnam, a truly gratifying, educational, introspective, and all encompassing experience
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simply the best chronology and
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well-rounded & thoughtful
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Good coverage of an almost forgotten war.
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great detail and the narrator gave me a chuckle
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A great primer on a forgotten war
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The scholarship behind writing this book is nothing less than one expects from its author.
That said, I find it irritating when an English narrator attempts an American accent for dramatic effect, in this case dialogue of various US military personnel involved in the conflict.
In 2012 when working in Seoul, I visited the DMZ during the US tour of duty, in representing the UN’s revolving shared responsibility. The US military one encountered showed a quiet and professional respect for what they were doing, and you took them very seriously. Nothing whatsoever to do with planet Hollywood B movie actors, which is what the narrator of this book sounded like. I for one, am glad they are there, not because it’s a good idea, but because of the way they do what they do.
An education for my generation
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