The Coldest Winter

A powerful new rendering of the events that led to the Korean War: one of the most dramatic and pivotal moments of the Cold War. David Halberstam's magisterial, thrilling account garners critical acclaim as a defining book on America's role in the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam uses his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. He charts the disastrous path that led to massive casualties among United Nations troops near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. The New York Times Book Review called this "the most comprehensive single-volume history of the war yet produced. "