HERITAGE
This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History, 50th Anniversary Edition
By T.R. Fehrenbach · 483 pages
Why this title matters
Fehrenbach's landmark study of the Korean War argues that no amount of technology or airpower replaces the trained, disciplined infantryman — and that nations that forget this pay for it in blood. Written with the urgency of a warning, it still challenges every generation that assumes the next war will be cleaner than the last.
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