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The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 13 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,824
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,254
Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that. Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu, and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost as good as The Best and the Brightest
- De Doug en 10-02-07
- The Coldest Winter
- America and the Korean War
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
A *must read*
Revisado: 03-07-13
This is a "must read" story that relates the complex geo-politics between the Soviet Union under Stalin, a rising new China under Mao, and the United States under Truman with Korea as victim. Our leaders, presidents, admirals and generals, need to take hard lessons from the debacle that was the Korean War. History is a teacher, and this account of the Korean War is an excellent thesis of the corruption of power and its affect on history. Sixty years later, these events are very relevant today given the continued belligerence of North Korea and the strength of China. This is necessary reading, lest those events happen again. The author, David Halberstam, did an outstanding job covering the many broad areas of the war, from the political aspects to the military engagements. Edward Herrmann is an excellent narrator and his voice and tenor apply themselves perfectly to the story that had to be told. Read it and remember.
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