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Encyclopedia of the Korean War
Spencer Tucker
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Description for Encyclopedia of the Korean War
Paperback. This comprehensive reference work draws from previously secret information found in Russian and Chinese archives as well as numerous primary source documents. It includes more than 600 A-to-Z entries written by over 100 military and civilian experts. Editor(s): Tucker, Spencer. Num Pages: 896 pages, 100 b&w photographs, 20 maps, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; GBC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1497.
Although it has been largely neglected, the Korean War served as the backdrop for many ""firsts"" in military history: the first extensive use of the helicopter, the first battles between jet aircraft, and the first time two world powers - the United States and China - met on a battlefield since World War II. A 1953 armistice halted the fighting, yet the war technically continues today, as North and South Korea remain divided. This comprehensive reference work draws from previously secret information found in Russian and Chinese archives as well as numerous primary source documents. It includes more than 600 ... Read more
Although it has been largely neglected, the Korean War served as the backdrop for many ""firsts"" in military history: the first extensive use of the helicopter, the first battles between jet aircraft, and the first time two world powers - the United States and China - met on a battlefield since World War II. A 1953 armistice halted the fighting, yet the war technically continues today, as North and South Korea remain divided. This comprehensive reference work draws from previously secret information found in Russian and Chinese archives as well as numerous primary source documents. It includes more than 600 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Checkmark Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
896
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816046829
SKU
V9780816046829
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About Spencer Tucker
Spencer C. Tucker is a professor of history and holds the John Biggs Chair of Military History at the Virginia Military Institute. A graduate of VMI, he served as a captain in Army Intelligence during 1965-1967. He is the author or editor of eleven books on military and naval history, including the award-winning Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. He lives ... Read more
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