Somewhere between the chest-thumping of WWII and the endless guilt trip of Vietnam lies the Korean Conflict. Not even officially dignified with the title of 'war', this first clash of Democracy vs. Communism in the new Cold-War era remains one of the most misunderstood periods in American military history. Even today, few people can explain why the United States got involved in Korea, and in 1950, most Americans were asking "where's Korea?" Questar has produced a 2-volume set that goes a long way towards answering many of those questions as well as explaining how Korea set the stage for what was to follow a decade later in Vietnam. Here was a war that the United States--fresh from victory over the Axis powers just five years before--came very close to losing. Here was a war that saw the first major 20th century test of civilian control over the military. Here was the first blooding of the fledgling United Nations, and here is where a genuine American hero was unceremoniously relieved of his command. The story of Korea is one that deserves to be retold so that contemporary viewers may understand that what happened on those unpronounceable battlefields still affects the conduct of American foreign and military policy today. Aud: H, C, P. (J. Carlson)
The Korean War: Our Time in Hell
(1998) 2 videocassettes. 101 min. $34.95. Questar. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-56355-360-9. Vol. 14, Issue 2
The Korean War: Our Time in Hell
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