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by T.R. Fehrenbach (Author)
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"The author has chosen to alternate the broad view of events on the Korean and international scene with narratives of the contemporaneous experiences of individual soldiers at the front and in rear echelons," said LJ's reviewer (LJ 1/15/63). Fehrenbach's assessment is frank and often unflattering to America's abilities and the motivation of the common soldier.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A comprehensve and impressively written history of the Korean War."

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.; 50th Anniversary edition (March 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1574883348
  • ISBN-13: 978-1574883343
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,154 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I hope this book NEVER goes out of print., May 22, 2000
I read THIS KIND OF WAR almost 20 years ago. It stays with me as one of the best and most important books I've ever read.

Fehrenbach was, as another reader-reviewer says, too close to the story to write with the objectivity he later displayed in his excellent histories of Texas, Mexico, and the Comanches. But that kind of detachment will show up in other histories by different authors. What Fehrenbach gives us is the view of someone whom was there, and whom witnessed it all from the inside -- confusion, complacency, cowardice, stupidity, valor.

I'm very glad that this book is so popular in the Army and Air Force. I hope it continues to be read, and learned from. I just wish it were a standard high school textbook, both to let our youth know why we should stay out of war when we can, and what we MUST do when we are in one.

Not a perfect book, but a necessary one for those whom would understand the nature and requirements of war.

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Most readable book about military preparedness I've read., April 1, 1999
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As a young U.S. Army company commander in Korea in 1975, my battalion commander issued me a paperback copy of "This Kind of War" with instructions to read it and discuss it with him. I carried the much refered to, tabbed, underlined and used book for 15 years, when I again returned to Korea. I was pleased, when during in processing, I was issued a hard back copy of the book, as were all officers and sergeants. In 1994, during the Normandy 50th Anniversay Commemoration in France, I presented a copy to President Clinton. Today, as a Colonel with 28 years service, I still find it a readable, honest, timeless, useable source. I think all members of congress and senior administration leaders, as well as anyone concerned about America's military, should read chapter 25. Fehrenbach's insight about America's volunteer military is timeless...his counsel is again being verified today in Kosovo and in our peace keeping missions in Bosnia and Macedonia. Smug, psuedo-intellectual military analysts often disregard Fehrenbach's insight and conclusions. His ability to present complicated issues in a human, realistic, understandable manner circumvents any argument that his opinions are dated. History, to include our Iraq/Bosnia/Kosovo adventures, have proved his premise.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best single work on the issue of military readiness, October 29, 1999
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I read this book during the course of my undergraduate education in Military History and have made a point to reread it throughout my career. As a rifle company commander I have made it mandatory reading for all of my platoon leaders. The text still compels me today to be sure that my piece of the Army is ready to fight and win. If you can only read one chapter in this text read chapter 25, Proud Legions. It is the centerpiece that puts the guts into a well crafted work. I will continue to read this book and continue to require my subordinates to do the same.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The best first book to read on the Korean War
This book was my first encounter with the Korean War and it inspired me to read a dozen other books on the war. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Those who choose not to remember history...
...well, you know the rest. And the rest was exemplified by the Korean War.

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