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Ghost Flames : Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953 by Charles J. Hanley is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning 70 years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern history, as the first great clash of arms of the Cold War, the last conflict between superpowers, and the root of a nuclear crisis that grips the world to this day. In this vivid, emotionally compelling and highly original account, Charles J. Hanley tells the story of the Korean War through the eyes of 20 individuals who lived through it--from a North Korean refugee girl to an American nun, a Chinese general to a black American prisoner of war, a British journalist to a US Marine hero. This is an intimate, deeper kind of history, whose meticulous research and rich detail, drawing on recently unearthed materials and eyewitness accounts, brings the true face of the Korean War, the vastness of its human tragedy, into a sharper focus than ever before. The "Forgotten War" becomes unforgettable. In decades as an international journalist, Hanley reported from some 100 countries and covered more than a hal

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Author
Charles J. Hanley
Publisher
Hachette Book Group; PublicAffairs
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9781541768178
Category
history
Subjects
History, Biography, Memoir
Rating
4.4 / 5 (65 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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