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Fire and Ice : The Korean War, 1950-1953 |  | Author: Michael Varhola
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 275434
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 317
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1882810449
Dewey Decimal Number: 951.90424
EAN: 9781882810444
ASIN: 1882810449
Publication Date: June 2000
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12 original maps 24 photos and illustrations 6 x 9 Michael Varhola's The Korean War covers every aspect of this overlooked conflict in an original and fast-paced style. Jammed with facts, myths, statistics and analysis, Varhola's study includes chapters on leading personalities on both sides, all of the major actions including the Inchon Landing and retreat from Chosin, and the roles of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Includes a Foreword by Col. John E. Jessup, a Korean War veteran and the author of a number of books, including An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Michael Varhola has written and edited several books, including Everyday Life During the Civil War. He has also founded or run several publications, including Living History and The Achiever magazines, and has been published in dozens of other publications.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 35
 Unreadable June 16, 2010
Ruffolo Ugo
Bureaucratic style, full of repetitions, boring. No understanding of the complexities of war and political choices. No analysis of the causes, inevitability (?), and consequences of the war. If Beevor's books are a 100 rating benchmark (e.g.:Stalingrad, or Spanish Civil War) "Fire and Ice" rating isFire and Ice : The Korean War, 1950-1953 10
 Disappointing October 3, 2008
Alan Brinton
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an unimaginative handbook of facts about the Korean War. It is not a history of the war.
 My review September 30, 2008
Edward M. Elkins (Oregon)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is full of facts of the Korean War. It would be a good first book for someone interested in the Korean War. A plus for the book (in my opinion) was that one of the co-authors was an infantry officer that fought there during the conflict.
 Great read January 1, 2006
Matthew Valentine (Ramstein AB, Germany)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. Well researched.
Fully Detailed, But Not Fun to Read November 21, 2004
David A. Lessnau (USA)
52 out of 60 found this review helpful
I realize I'm not in agreement with all the other reviews here, but I just wanted to throw my $0.02 in. The impression I got from reading the other reviews was that this book would read something like Churchill's "Second World War" series: sort of a narrative or story covering the war. Instead, for the most part, this book is a reference book. It's got tons of information in it, but it's organized into battles within time periods. It's hard to explain. I was looking for something that said we did x because of y which resulted in these battles. Then, we did x' which led to some other battles. Instead it said something like in year x we fought battles a, b, and c. In year y, we fought battles d, e, and f. All the information is there, but the "story" part of the "history" feels lacking.
If you're studying the Korean War, I do agree that this is an excellent book. But, for a more "entertaining" study, I'd try something else (what that would be, I don't know).
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