MacArthur's Korean War Generals【電子書籍】[ Stephen R. Taaffe ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner: Captain Richard Lukaszewicz Memorial Book Award＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wedged chronologically between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean Warーwhich began with North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June of 1950ーpossessed neither the virtuous triumphalism of the former nor the tragic pathos of the latter. Most Americans supported defending South Korea, but there was considerable controversy during the war as to the best means to do soーand the question was at least as exasperating for American army officers as it was for the general public. A longtime historian of American military leadership in the crucible of war, Stephen R. Taaffe takes a close critical look at how the highest ranking field commanders of the Eighth Army acquitted themselves in the first, decisive year in Korea. Because an army is no better than its leadership, his analysis opens a new perspective on the army’s performance in Korea, and on the conduct of the war itself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In that first year, the Eig．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る