The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America
「假如按照麥克亞瑟的戰略計畫，把戰爭延伸到轟炸中國滿洲和封鎖中國海岸，那將會是在錯誤的時間與錯誤的地點，和錯誤的敵人打了一場錯誤的戰爭。」――五星上將布萊德雷（Omar Bradley） 戰爭的背後注定會有無數的政治故事，正是這些政治故事決定了雙方在這場戰爭中所有的作為！美國記者之父、普立茲獎得主──大衛．哈伯斯坦生涯最滿意之作，傳世經典紀念版＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝1950年6月25日，北韓軍近七個精銳師一舉越過北緯三十八度線，揚言要在三週之內解放整個南方地區。此時在華盛頓，杜魯門總統及其高級顧問們正就敵人的意圖展開唇槍舌劍的辯論。這次進攻是俄國人的授意而北韓只不過是莫斯科手中的一顆棋子嗎？或者，敵人意欲聲東擊西，而這次行動也許是共產主義妄圖稱霸全球的第一次挑釁？隨後他們很快就做出決定，派遣美國軍隊及隨後組成的聯合國軍開赴南韓，以抵禦北韓的進攻。然而，韓戰不僅沒有在三週之內結束，反而持續了三年之久。與後來的越戰不同的是，韓戰發生時，美國尚未進入資訊社會，電視新聞也剛剛出現。因此，儘管這場戰爭如此慘烈，卻從未觸及美國文化意識的深處。■韓戰的爆發眾說紛紜，卻成為決定東亞命運的戰爭！韓戰的起源，至今仍是一個爭議性的歷史課題。一些左翼的美國作家和學者認為韓戰是南韓總統李承晚與退守臺灣的中華民國總統蔣介石兩個人「各懷鬼胎」蓄意挑釁北韓；比較中肯、客觀而可信的說法，是北韓的金日成發動韓戰。這是一場至今依然「不贏不輸」的戰爭，也是以聯合國的名義，美國領軍參與的唯一一場戰爭。這場因冷戰而開始的戰爭，即使今天冷戰已經結束三十年，南北韓、美國依然還在那個看不見的經緯度上相互敵視、對峙。以板門店為界的南北韓停戰線，至今還是劍拔弩張。北韓將它稱為「祖國解放戰爭」，南韓稱為「六二五事變」，中國稱為「抗美援朝戰爭」與「朝鮮內戰」，然而美國卻視之為「被遺忘的戰爭」――軍事歷史學家馬歇爾（S. L. A. Marshall）形容為「二十世紀最令人難以忍受的局部戰爭」，五星上將布萊德雷（Omar Bradley）更將它定義為「在錯誤的時間與錯誤的地點，和錯誤的敵人打了一場錯誤的戰爭」！■改變東亞戰略格局，全方位多視角呈現政治家的謀算與野心！在本書中，作者對人物的刻畫、對戰爭中人性的冷酷和溫暖著墨甚多。哈伯斯坦不斷把讀者引入歷史、現場以及心理的縱深。對於戰場情節的描寫逼
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War, in a narrative successor to The Best and the Brightest that evaluates political
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War, in a narrative successor to The Best and the Brightest that evaluates political
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War, in a narrative successor to The Best and the Brightest that evaluates political
How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to US policy and strategy, Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war, particularly limited wars. He reveals how ideas on limited war and war in general evolved against the backdrop of American conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. These ideas, he shows, were flawed and have undermined America's ability to understand, wage, and win its wars, and to secure peace afterwards. America's leaders have too often taken the nation to war without understanding what they want or valuing victory, leading to the 'forever wars' of today. Why America Loses Wars dismantles seventy years of misguided thinking and lays the foundations for a new approach to the wars of tomorrow.
The first comprehensive account of British policy towards China, Japan and Korea from the final stages of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War, placed in the broader context of Far E
In 1950, just five years after the end of World War II, Britain and America again went to war—this time to try and combat the spread of communism in East Asia following the invasion of South Korea by
Since the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, nearly 100,000 Korean women have immigrated to the United States as the wives of American soldiers. Based on extensive oral interviews and archival resea
Since the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, nearly 100,000 Korean women have immigrated to the United States as the wives of American soldiers. Based on extensive oral interviews and archival resea
Since the end of the Korean War, an estimated 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted into white families in North America, Europe, and Australia. While these transnational adoptions were
Since the end of the Korean War, an estimated 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted into white families in North America, Europe, and Australia. While these transnational adoptions were
This book examines the partnerships and power struggles between American missionaries and Korean Protestant leaders in both nations from the late 19th century to the aftermath of the Korean War. Yoo a
Finding 1950 a pivotal year, Rose, who served in the US Department of State from 1972 to 1989, explores how Joseph McCarthy's vicious anti-communist crusade and the vicissitudes of the Korean War shat
The United States entered the 1950s as a new and thriving society and as the most powerful nation in the world. After the Korean War, the United States continued to experience an economic boom. Howev
This is the complete and captivating account of how a would-be Korean racehorse became one of the greatest Marine Corps wartime heroes.Amid an inferno of explosives on a deadly minefield in theKorean
