Battle for Korea: 50th Anniversary Ed

by Robert J. Dvorchak

Book Overview

Some 2 million lives were lost in the Korean War. This collection of photos from the archives of the Associated Press covers the bitter actions, such as Inchon and Chosin, and the lives and times of the soldiers caught in this controversial war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580970303
• ISBN13: 9781580970303
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

Not an academic book, but a good account of the Korean War with pictures.

Mr. Dvorchak's "Battle for Korea: A History of the Korean Conflict" is a good book chronologically covering the Korean War in a play-by-play book filled with photos of each event. I emphasize the photos because of both their quantity (304 photos) and their quality (reportedly processed from Associated Press negatives). While a good, reader-friendly book, it lacks sources with the exception of in-text references and quotes from service members. The author does not list footnotes, endnotes, or references. Additionally, the book lacks maps of sufficient detail to show where the cities, towns, and rivers are on the peninsula. I would recommend this book for non-academic study of the Korean War (beyond the grade school level), for readers interested in the photographs and the basic play-by-play of the UN and Communist chess pieces, and as a basic reference for dates, events, commanders, etc. It would be a great basic Korean War book for middle school, high school, or local libraries. I would not recommend this as a textbook for college level studies.

I was with the 187 ARCT referenced in the book

I would like to have the book, "Battle for Korea, in hard cover. At least two sectins of the book address combat actions by my unit the 187 Airborne Regimental Combat Team (ARCT). We jumped twice into combat while in Korea. I jumped as a radio operator with L Company, in the first to operate for Capt Hart, and in the second one to operate radio for Lt Brami who lead the third platoon.