Praise for Korea: The First War We Lost "This.fast-moving study is the first to be written by a professional army historian.superb.capably challenges many of the traditional interpretations." -Library Journal "The best overview of the Korean conflict since Fehrenbach's This Kind of War...a balanced; perceptive accounting..." -Kirkus Review "A desirable acquisition for most military collections." -ALA Booklist "Bevin Alexander...argues in this well-researched and readable book that the United States fought two wars in Korea; winning one against North Korea and losing the other to Communist China." -The New York Times Book Review
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. five starsBy Dorothy HanI never used to be interested in history. Now that I am older I find myself more interested in it. Sometimes the material was a bit dry but hey; it's history. The assignments are a little involved and require a lot of though; especially the counter point assignments. Some of the links for the assignments did not work so it was really hard (or impossible) to do the assignments because they required a comparison of material from the different links. The defective links; however; did not affect the ability to read the content of the book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best Student History Book I've Ever SeenBy Y. DemusIf you are a college (or maybe high school) history teacher; looking for a book to have your class read; I urge you to try this one. It's amazing. I really don't like history. This is the only history textbook I've ever actually enjoyed reading. It makes me want to turn the page and see what happens next. If your goal is to teach students who aren't really that interested in the subject; you probably know how impressive it is to find a book that those same students will actually want to read.More importantly; because the information is so well-presented; I find that I'm more likely to remember it afterwards.I read two chapters a week for the class I'm taking now; and it seems to go faster than reading one chapter of the book for my other history class. And I remember a lot more; too.I will admit that this is not a definitive book. But; honestly; what history textbook is definitive? None of them go into any real depth because they're trying too hard to be comprehensive. But as a college history text; or as a review for the US history exam; it's great. I haven't read volume 1 (pre-1865); but it's probably also well-written.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. U.S.: A Narrative History Volume 2: Since 1865; 6th editionBy Rory D. DimovI never used to be interested in history. Now that I am older I find myself more interested in it. Sometimes the material was a bit dry but hey; it's history. The assignments are a little involved and require a lot of though; especially the counter point assignments. Some of the links for the assignments did not work so it was really hard (or impossible) to do the assignments because they required a comparison of material from the different links. The defective links; however; did not affect the ability to read the content of the book.
