Description
Author: T. R. Fehrenbach
Title: This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Publication Date: 1963
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, protected in Brodart archival cover
Edition: First printing (stated "First Printing")
Condition: Fine hardcover in a very near fine dust jacket. Boards are clean and square with sharp corners; binding tight and pages clean with no writing or underlining. Dust jacket shows only minor cosmetic wear at the bottom of the spine and is now protected in a fresh Brodart cover. A handsome copy, especially uncommon in this condition.
Description: Widely regarded as one of the definitive histories of the Korean War, This Kind of War is T. R. Fehrenbach’s powerful account of the conflict that reshaped American military policy for the Cold War era. Blending front-line reporting, strategic analysis, and deeply human portraits of soldiers in combat, Fehrenbach explores how an unprepared army was thrust into a brutal war on unforgiving terrain.
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, this first edition offers both an intimate view of the men who fought and a clear-eyed examination of politics, leadership, and the costs of limited war. A key title for collectors of military history, Korean War studies, and 20th-century American history.
Why this copy? First printing in fine condition with an unusually well-preserved jacket, now wrapped in Brodart. An excellent candidate for display in any serious military or history collection.
