The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world’s most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads.
Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia’s involvement in it in a riveting narrative. From the letters and diaries of those diggers who fought across Korea’s unforgiving hills and mountains to the grand strategies formulated in Washington, Moscow and Beijing, The Korean War reveals the conflict on all its levels - human, military and geopolitical.
By:
Cameron Forbes Read by:
Richard Aspel Imprint: Bolinda Country of Publication: Australia Edition: Unabridged Dimensions:
Height: 134mm,
Width: 146mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 307g ISBN:9781743101124 ISBN 10: 1743101120 Publication Date:28 November 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:CD-Audio Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Korean War: Australia in the Giant's Playground
"""It is a splendid piece of storytelling …"" -- The Weekend Australian"