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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. First-rate book. General Ridgway is an excellent writer for a professional soldier, and his book on the Korean War also makes an oft-repeated plea for sanity in strategic planning. A good history of a war that deserves more attention than it receives. There's also some observations in there that you wish would have been noted in the last few years - the need for realistic goals, and realistic strategies to attain said goals. ( ) no reviews | add a review
In December 1950 General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army, and in April 1951 he succeeded Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander of the United Nations forces in Korea and supreme commander of the United States Far East Command. In this spirited book, General Ridgway describes how he took a dispirited army and rebuilt it in a few short months, leading it into battle against the Chinese and North Korean forces, forcing them back over the 38th parallel and ”victory.” It is a book that takes a close look at MacArthur, his failings and brilliance, and a hard look at the idea of limited war. Infused with a humane leader’s appreciation for the ordinary fighting soldier, Ridgway’s history also teaches important lessons about Vietnam and any future conflict. Above all, he emphasizes: We should not involve ourselves in escalating warfare without a specific and attainable goal. No library descriptions found. |
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