More than 36;000 American servicemen died in combat or by other causes during the Korean War. As terrible as this figure is; it pales in comparison with the war’s nearly two million civilian deaths. And the South Korean armed forces; whose soldiers were drawn from a male population half the size of the Union’s in the American Civil War; suffered more combat deaths than the Union army. All these statistics cannot hide the fact that ultimately the Korean War; like all others; is about the lives and deaths of individual human beings. THEIR WAR FOR KOREA tells the individual’s story. And although war as a human phenomenon has essential elements that have repeated themselves from the dawn of recorded history; every war is unique unto itself. The forty vignettes of THEIR WAR FOR KOREA; placed in proper context by renowned historian Allan R. Millett; catch the uniquely Korean and international flavor of this terrible war while telling its essentially human story.
#2058948 in Books 1999-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.47 x 6.28 x 9.35l; 1.83 #File Name: 1572491426400 pages
Review
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Geneology; not Civil War historyBy A CustomerIf you are interested in Civil War history I would recommend that you leave this book on the shelf. However if you have a family member who served in the regiment then it might be a nice keepsake. Less than 40 pages are devoted to the history of the regiment and you would be just as well off to read the regiment's reports in the Official Record. Most of the pages are filled with the names of roster of the regiment.There is very little to grab hold of in this book. Even the roster seems to be limited to what was found on the National Archives Compiled Service Records. Overall a real disappointment and not at all what I was expecting.11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Geneology; not Civil War historyBy A CustomerIt was quite a disappointment to find that almost 300 pages of this 400 page book were dedicated to a roster. The roster appears to come directly from the National Archives compiled service records. Only 39 pages are dedicated to telling the history of the regiment. The roster is just the basic information from the Natl. Archives and there is no indepth statistical analysis of the regiment. This book is very basic and would rank near the bottom of regimental histories that I have read over the past decade.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Invaluable Personl Information On Soldiers Of The 38thBy Barry N. WyattHow did a boy 190 miles away end up enlisting in the 38th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Ft. Gaines; Ala.; in a Company designated for a County other than his own? Art Green explains how in this book. After 5 yrs of fruitless searching; with his information; and the detailed personal accounts provided about my ancestor; this book led me on a journey to my ancestor's burial spot within the Unknown Cofederate Dead Section of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery. A true treasure for 38th Alabama Infantry descendants.
