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A Short History of the Korean War (Reprint Edition) by James L. Stokesbury Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1990 ISBN-10: 0-688-09513-5 / 0688095135 ISBN-13: 978-0-688-09513-0 / 9780688095130 As pungent and concise as his short histories of both world wars, Stokesbury's survey of "the half war" takes a broad view and seems to leave nothing out but the details. The first third covers the North Korean invasion of June 1950, the Pusan perimeter crisis, MacArthur's master stroke at Inchon an |