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I hope this book NEVER goes out of print.
I read THIS KIND OF WAR almost 20 years ago. It stays with me as one of the best and most important books I've ever read. Fehrenbach was, as another reader-reviewer says, too close to the story to write with the objectivity he later displayed in his excellent histories of Texas, Mexico, and the Comanches. But that kind of detachment will show up in other histories...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Mai 2000 von Stephen M. St Onge
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a long story
Shows how disfigured the Army was. Book is much too long as it is a drawn-out story. And, it was the Korean Conflict, not a war.
Am 24. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
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I hope this book NEVER goes out of print., 22. Mai 2000
I read THIS KIND OF WAR almost 20 years ago. It stays with me as one of the best and most important books I've ever read.Fehrenbach was, as another reader-reviewer says, too close to the story to write with the objectivity he later displayed in his excellent histories of Texas, Mexico, and the Comanches. But that kind of detachment will show up in other histories by different authors. What Fehrenbach gives us is the view of someone whom was there, and whom witnessed it all from the inside -- confusion, complacency, cowardice, stupidity, valor. I'm very glad that this book is so popular in the Army and Air Force. I hope it continues to be read, and learned from. I just wish it were a standard high school textbook, both to let our youth know why we should stay out of war when we can, and what we MUST do when we are in one. Not a perfect book, but a necessary one for those whom would understand the nature and requirements of war.
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a timeless classic, 1. März 2000
I reluctantly bought a 1964 paperback edition of this book in 1984. I would have kicked myself half to death had I not after reading This Kind of War. As a citizen of a country that sent soldiers to fight side by side with American troops in the Korean War, I admire the courage of the American fighting man in a war where they were fighting with an arm and foot tied behind their backs. I also admire the candor of Mr. Fehrenbach in discussing the state of unpreparedness of the US military during that time. This is a lesson that is universally applicable. As a military history enthusiast, this is one of the five best books I have read and re-read. A timeless classic indeed.
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An amazing book, 8. Februar 2000
I've read this book twice now and it is the best war history book I've come across. Fehrenbach has crafted a timeless classic, a book that will only get better with time.
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Learn the untold story of the Korean War, 15. Januar 2000
This is a timeless classic on warfare and how America responds to armed conflict. No other book that I've read during my 12 years in the Army has described battle, its effects on soldiers, and the hardships of warfare so well. If you only read one book about the Korean War this should be it. Written before Vietnam, the book foretells some of the problems of that war with eerie accuracy. I found myself shaking my head as I read similiarities between the pre-Korean army and the active army today
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a long story, 24. Dezember 1999
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Shows how disfigured the Army was. Book is much too long as it is a drawn-out story. And, it was the Korean Conflict, not a war.
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The best single work on the issue of military readiness, 30. Oktober 1999
Von Ein Kunde
I read this book during the course of my undergraduate education in Military History and have made a point to reread it throughout my career. As a rifle company commander I have made it mandatory reading for all of my platoon leaders. The text still compels me today to be sure that my piece of the Army is ready to fight and win. If you can only read one chapter in this text read chapter 25, Proud Legions. It is the centerpiece that puts the guts into a well crafted work. I will continue to read this book and continue to require my subordinates to do the same.
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Memo to NYTimes: Read something besides your own scratchings, 25. Oktober 1999
Von Ein Kunde
I read this book more than 30 years ago but the poignant, tradgic story, dealt with so unflinchingly here, about the blowing of the bridge over the Naktong River crowded with refugees has stayed with me. That this story, in the public domain for more than 30 years, would be played as a front page scoop by the NYTimes is ludicrous. Don't the editors of the US "newspaper of record" read anymore? This book is the definitive history of that war and is only one of only a handful of references available. Mr. Fehrenbach is still alive and writing, with the same elan and clarity seen in TKOW, a regular column in the San Antonio Express and no doubt available to the editors of the Times should they want to fact check their scoops. It's a real page turner, you will not be able to put it down.
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This THE book to read on the Korean War, 15. Oktober 1999
Von Ein Kunde
Fehrenbach has captured, better than any other author ever has, the then pitiful state of the American Army, the conditions it fought under, and how brutal the war was. This is the definative book on the Korean War. I have served two tours in Korea, and used this book as a readiness measuring stick for my soldiers. The next Korean War, God forbid it should happen, will not be a Desert Storm. The North Koreans will fight to the death, and probably use chemical and biological weapons. The casulties will be in the millions. The current stories in the press about US soldiers firing on Korean civilians, and blowing bridges with civilians, is adressed in this book. Given the circumstances at the time, it is no wonder. Most interesting, and alarming, is that there are current parallels between the Army then and now. Nowadays, soft, politically correct training is the standard. Hard training and hard discipline are not in vogue - they cause injuries and unpleasantness. These things are not popular with recruits more interested in college scholarships than being soldiers. The current White House, Pentagon, and Army Brass are more given these days to endorse group hugs and politically correctness than true warrior training. Which, by the way, if I have hard traiing & discipline, they will solve current service problems alot better and quicker than the current schemes. When we fight the next hard war, which is what the Army is supposed to be about, not being a form of social welfare service for bailing out short-comers, and when the extra body bags come home because of the lack of hard training, which of these politically correct, social engineering generals will step forward, and announce that they are responsible. And then, as they should, put a bullet in their heads from shame. Anybody ?
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Americans' dietary unpreparedness., 2. Juli 1999
Von Ein Kunde
I've have just read through the online reviews of this book.I read this book in 1965,the paperback edition,while in the Bitburg,Air Force Base hospital,Germany.The book has left a lasting impres- sion on me because it spoke of the problems the Korean POWS had when subjected to the "rice" staple that they were fed to the exclusion of all other food.It is difficult for me to comprehend how any previous reviewer could omit this,supra, basic and mundane fact which is fundamental to the author's purpose.
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Most readable book about military preparedness I've read., 1. April 1999
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As a young U.S. Army company commander in Korea in 1975, my battalion commander issued me a paperback copy of "This Kind of War" with instructions to read it and discuss it with him. I carried the much refered to, tabbed, underlined and used book for 15 years, when I again returned to Korea. I was pleased, when during in processing, I was issued a hard back copy of the book, as were all officers and sergeants. In 1994, during the Normandy 50th Anniversay Commemoration in France, I presented a copy to President Clinton. Today, as a Colonel with 28 years service, I still find it a readable, honest, timeless, useable source. I think all members of congress and senior administration leaders, as well as anyone concerned about America's military, should read chapter 25. Fehrenbach's insight about America's volunteer military is timeless...his counsel is again being verified today in Kosovo and in our peace keeping missions in Bosnia and Macedonia. Smug, psuedo-intellectual military analysts often disregard Fehrenbach's insight and conclusions. His ability to present complicated issues in a human, realistic, understandable manner circumvents any argument that his opinions are dated. History, to include our Iraq/Bosnia/Kosovo adventures, have proved his premise.
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