Bestsellers
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On Desperate Ground
- The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash in the Korean War relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of marines and Koreans who survived the siege....
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typical armchair critic armed with hign site
- By Brent on 10-03-18
By: Hampton Sides
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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It was the first war we could not win....
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Inspiring and Hard Hitting
- By David Ewing on 08-06-07
By: Max Hastings
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MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea
- By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., Pat Apel
- Narrated by: Dr. Bill Brooks
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children....
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MASH and the Korean War
- By Angie on 08-29-17
By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., and others
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In Mortal Combat
- Korea, 1950-1953
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant narrative of America's first limited war, John Toland shows yet again why, for over two decades, he has been one of this country's most respected and popular military historians. Toland lets both the events and the participants speak for themselves....
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Slightly disappointed
- By Patrick on 09-02-19
By: John Toland
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The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that....
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Almost as good as The Best and the Brightest
- By Doug on 10-02-07
By: David Halberstam
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- By: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy’s most famous aviation duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country....
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BUY A HIGHER CALL FIRST - IS MUCH BETTER
- By Count B on 06-29-18
By: Adam Makos
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On Desperate Ground
- The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash in the Korean War relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of marines and Koreans who survived the siege....
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typical armchair critic armed with hign site
- By Brent on 10-03-18
By: Hampton Sides
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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It was the first war we could not win....
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Inspiring and Hard Hitting
- By David Ewing on 08-06-07
By: Max Hastings
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MASH: An Army Surgeon in Korea
- By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., Pat Apel
- Narrated by: Dr. Bill Brooks
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children....
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MASH and the Korean War
- By Angie on 08-29-17
By: Otto F. Apel JR. M.D., and others
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In Mortal Combat
- Korea, 1950-1953
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant narrative of America's first limited war, John Toland shows yet again why, for over two decades, he has been one of this country's most respected and popular military historians. Toland lets both the events and the participants speak for themselves....
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Slightly disappointed
- By Patrick on 09-02-19
By: John Toland
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The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that....
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Almost as good as The Best and the Brightest
- By Doug on 10-02-07
By: David Halberstam
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Devotion
- An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
- By: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy’s most famous aviation duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country....
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BUY A HIGHER CALL FIRST - IS MUCH BETTER
- By Count B on 06-29-18
By: Adam Makos
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The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces
- American Warriors
- By: Alan Hoe
- Narrated by: David Gilmore
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations....
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Another possibly good book ruined by poor performance
- By Justin L. on 11-15-20
By: Alan Hoe
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Omar Nelson Bradley
- America's GI General, 1893-1981 (American Military Experience)
- By: Steven L. Ossad
- Narrated by: Bill Nevitt
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
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Omar Nelson Bradley was the youngest and last of nine men to earn five-star rank and the only army officer so honored after World War II. This new biography gives an account of Bradley’s formative years, his decorated career, and his postwar life....
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Good biography of an important WWII general
- By Elisabeth Carey on 10-15-19
By: Steven L. Ossad
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MacArthur
- The Great Generals Series
- By: Richard B. Frank
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Douglas MacArthur is best remembered for his adaptability, a quality which hoisted him to his greatest accomplishments....
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Good Insights
- By Lady Pamela on 11-02-15
By: Richard B. Frank
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Colder than Hell
- A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
- By: Joseph R. Owen
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War...
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Excellent!
- By Paul on 07-20-04
By: Joseph R. Owen
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The Battle of Chosin Reservoir
- The History of the Chinese Victory That Pushed UN Forces Out of North Korea During the Korean War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Korean War is often labeled “the forgotten war”, and though it has received renewed attention in recent years, it still pales compared to others in recent history like the Vietnam War or even the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.....
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a little bit limited
- By Anonymous User on 03-31-23
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The General vs. the President
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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The riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II....
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A Vivid Dramatic Accounting
- By Jean on 11-11-16
By: H. W. Brands
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Conflict
- The History of the Korean War, 1950-1953
- By: Robert Leckie
- Narrated by: David Rapkin
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist North from the independent Republic of Korea) to unite the country by force....
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- By Amazon Customer on 07-04-16
By: Robert Leckie
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North Korea Confidential
- Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
- By: Daniel Tudor, James Pearson
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms....
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Interesting portrait of North Korea marred by awful pronunciation
- By Amazon Customer on 08-03-21
By: Daniel Tudor, and others
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The Second Korean War
- By: Ted Halstead
- Narrated by: Cody Banning
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
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Two Russian agents discover a missing nuclear weapon was hidden in an American city by North Korea. Another nuclear weapon nears Seoul in a tunnel built by North Koreans. And North Korea's new military dictator launches an all-out invasion....
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A “What If” Imagining a 2nd Korean War
- By Brian on 10-03-18
By: Ted Halstead
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Spare Not the Brave
- The Special Activities Group in Korea
- By: Richard L. Kiper
- Narrated by: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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The Special Activities Group (SAG) and its subordinate companies have received little attention from historians....
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Excellent History Lesson!
- By Cycletrash56 on 12-27-17
By: Richard L. Kiper
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The Yalu River Boys
- The True Story of a B-29 Bomber Crew's Combat and Captivity in the Korean War
- By: Dan King
- Narrated by: Perry Storkson
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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The Yalu River Boys is the true story of the forgotten men from the forgotten war. Follow a B-29 bomber crew as it battles Russian MiG-15 fighters in the heart of MiG Alley during the Korean War. Learn the heartbreaking truth of the communist prison camp gulags....
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thank you
- By Anonymous User on 01-01-20
By: Dan King
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King of Spies
- The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea
- By: Blaine Harden
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Blaine Harden returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the US role in the Korean War and its legacy....
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Such a wild untold story
- By taylorp.eod on 03-20-24
By: Blaine Harden
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Ranger: A Soldier's Life
- American Warrior Series
- By: Ralph Puckett USA - Ret., D.K.R. Crosswell
- Narrated by: Neil Reeves
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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In this inspiring autobiography, Colonel Ralph Puckett recounts his extraordinary experiences on and off the battlefield....
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Waste of Time
- By Derek Bowen on 03-03-22
By: Ralph Puckett USA - Ret., and others
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Submarine Commander
- A Story of World War II and Korea
- By: Paul R. Schratz
- Narrated by: John N. Gully
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations....
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Engrossing Memoir
- By Jean on 12-24-15
By: Paul R. Schratz
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M*A*S*H
- TV Milestones
- By: David Scott Diffrient
- Narrated by: Gary D. MacFadden
- Length: 4 hrs
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Few American television series are as deeply entrenched in twentieth-century popular culture as M*A*S*H, a Korean War medical comedy characterized by its dark tone and finesse in tackling serious social and political issues....
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The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot
- The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom
- By: Blaine Harden
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of how Kim Il Sung grabbed power and plunged his country into war against the United States....
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Great story
- By Jfm on 08-09-15
By: Blaine Harden
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On Hallowed Ground
- The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill
- By: Bill McWilliams, Robert W. Sennewald - foreword
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On Hallowed Ground is the riveting story of this epic battle. Drawing on previously classified documents, interviews, and letters from survivors, author Bill McWilliams details the strategy and tactics behind the conflict and pays stirring tribute to the heroic soldiers....
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Great story and great performance
- By John J.Elam on 06-13-23
By: Bill McWilliams, and others
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Brothers at War
- The Unending Conflict in Korea
- By: Sheila Miyoshi Jager
- Narrated by: Jackie Chung
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
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A major historical account of the Korean War, its origins, and its evolving impact on the world. Sixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War has not yet ended....
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Interesting from beginning to end.
- By YoYo on 03-19-23
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Operation Broken Reed
- By: Arthur Boyd
- Narrated by: Christopher Curry
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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At the height of the Korean War, President Truman launched one of the most important intelligence-gathering operations in history....
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I'm not sure what to believe
- By Rodney on 02-06-14
By: Arthur Boyd
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Ghost Flames
- Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953
- By: Charles J. Hanley
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
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A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets....
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Memories lost
- By Rick B on 09-03-20
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Leadership in the Crucible
- The Korean War Battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni
- By: Kenneth E. Hamburger
- Narrated by: Bill Nevitt
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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At the pivotal battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni in February 1951, UN forces met and contained large-scale attacks by Chinese forces....
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The Korean War Finally Gets A Bit More Air Time
- By Gillian on 07-04-19
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Korean War
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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As an early crisis of the Cold War, the Korean War set important precedents for how conflicts would be handled during this era. It has also shaped Korea’s history for more than half a century....
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The Korean War for Middle Schoolers
- By Odysseus on 02-18-20
By: Hourly History
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Storming the City
- US Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam
- By: Alec Wahlman
- Narrated by: Robert J. Eckrich
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In a more urbanized world, urban terrain has become a greater factor in military operations. Simultaneously, advances in military technology have given military forces increased capabilities....
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Good coverage of war in the era
- By Cicerus Albius on 03-01-23
By: Alec Wahlman
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Combat Ready?
- The Eighth U.S. Army on the Eve of the Korean War
- By: Thomas E. Hanson
- Narrated by: Michael Quinlan
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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In the decades since the "forgotten war" in Korea, conventional wisdom has held that the Eighth Army consisted largely of poorly trained, undisciplined troops who fled in terror....
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People First Must Read!
- By B. Lercara on 01-28-23
By: Thomas E. Hanson