Inchon to Wonsan: From the Deck of a Destroyer in the Korean War [Hardcover]

James Edwin Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996

Writing as a young sailor from a fictional destroyer, Alexander presents a revealing view of the war through a seaman's eyes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557500223
• ISBN-13: 978-1557500229
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,357,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings back a lot memories to a tin can sailor in the KW, March 31, 1998

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[e-mail] (Kensington, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inchon to Wonsan: From the Deck of a Destroyer in the Korean War (Hardcover)

Very good description of life on a tin can during Korea. I was a radarman petty officer on the USS Eversole (DD789). Some flaws: I saw no "posh hotels" in Yokosuka; in fact, nothing posh in Japan at that time. Misspelled the Keyes from Desdiv 31. Accurate description of a tin can in a typhoon except I believe the descriptions of rolls in the high 50-degrees and up to 70 degrees exceed the design limits of a top-heavy Sumner. The worst I ever experienced was 47-degrees and we almost didn't come out of it. The "incident" that MacArthur was apparently trying to create off Swatow begs for verification. Have never read of the incident in any history of the war, including a book on the covert/intelligence side. Without giving a source for the information, the author is asking a lot of the reader. But I highly recommend the book for any tin can sailor in the Korean War.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars KOREA UNVEILED., August 12, 2003

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Shawn Marchinek "McDonald" (Washington State, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inchon to Wonsan (Paperback)

To a Coastie of the 90's this brought the "Forgotten War" of the sailor of the 50's to life. I enjoyed how it gave a little personnel insight to Mr. Alexander's life aboard the destroyer and also his personnel love letter's to his future wife. Then it gave a little Navy operations overview and finally an overview of the armed forces (i.e. Army and Marine) in the Korean War. I didn't realize that the destroyermen and those who manned the sweepers paid for their service in blood. I would have enjoyed more personnel stories from the sailors, but over all I enjoyed this story and have a new found respect for all Korean War veterans. I salute you all and thank you for your service and sacrifices for mine and my children. Thank you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars KOREA UNVEILED., August 12, 2003

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Shawn Marchinek "McDonald" (Washington State, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inchon to Wonsan (Paperback)

To a Coastie of the 90's this brought the "Forgotten War" of the sailor of the 50's to life. I enjoyed how it gave a little personnel insight to Mr. Alexander's life aboard the destroyer and also his personnel love letter's to his future wife. Then it gave a little Navy operations overview and finally an overview of the armed forces (i.e. Army and Marine) in the Korean War. I didn't realize that the destroyermen and those who manned the sweepers paid for their service in blood. I would have enjoyed more personnel stories from the sailors, but over all I enjoyed this story and have a new found respect for all Korean War veterans. I salute you all and thank you for your service and sacrifices for mine and my children. Thank you.