This Kind of War: the Classic Korean War history

This Kind of War is a vivid account of the Korean War by journalist and Korean War Veteran T. R. Fehrenbach. An intense narrative told from the perspective of the common soldier, the book explores the conflict from the North Korean invasion in June 1950 through to the ceasefire of  July 1953. Fehrenbach takes the reader into key battles of the war, as well as the advances and retreats, the prison camps, and the months-long stalemates among the ridgelines of central Korea. The depictions of soldier experiences are personal and reflective, exposing the reader to the human face of battle. Where Fehrenbach moves away from the battlefield and into the Cabinets and offices of the national leaders his analysis is less insightful and often poor – the work of more modern scholars such as Allan R. Millet are more valuable in this sphere. Regardless, Fehrenbach’s This Kind of War is a classic historical text that presents the human experience of war and frontline conflict masterfully.