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The Korean War: Uncertain Victory
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Plot Summary of The Korean War: Uncertain Victory
"Continuation of Knox's "Pusan to Chosin" book on Korea..stalemate and uncertainty in the trenches of Korea 1951-53."
Gary J. Jakacky, Resident Scholar



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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 1950's
History of military? Yes
Armed Forces: - Army - Marines
Special anthology? - anthology of great battles
Nationality? - American--General
Specific war? - Korean War

Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic
From a certain profession/group? - land soldiers
Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart

Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group? - infantry soldiers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Somewhat Unsympathetic

Setting
If applicable, liberal/conservative? - Historian is moderately conservative

Style
Part of a series? Yes
How much gore? - 1 ()
How fast-paced is the book? - 6 ()
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel... - challenged
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
Minor characters feature lots of: - military
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