![]() ![]() ![]() military leaders like Matthew Ridgway, appointed Far East commander by Harry Truman after certain miscalculations by Gen. The characters Hanley chooses to highlight aptly represent the diversity of people involved, from refugees and soldiers on both sides to U.S. ![]() He builds his history via observers’ testimonies about the war, from the initial invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops on June 25, 1950, to the stunning “morning of silent guns” on July 28, 1953. He also demonstrates a novelist’s touch and a wonderful ear for dialogue and detail. A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist forges a masterly new history of the Korean War through character studies of the participants caught in the conflict.ĭuring his 40-year career at the Associated Press, Hanley reported from nearly 100 countries around the world, and his journalistic talents are on full display in his latest book. ![]()
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