Korea: The First War We Lost by Bevin Alexander, Hardcover, Book Club Edition

Brand new condition with dust jacket. Non-smoking home.

From the Preface: 

The Korean War endured for three years, June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953, as an official, international act of violence. It ended only after one and a half million men, women and children had died and two and a half million persons had been wounded or injured. It was one of the most devasting wars in history, and its consequences of hate, distrust and division abide with us today. This book is an attempt to show that the war need not have been protracted for so long, nor to have demanded so much in lives and treasure, nor to have left behind such hostility between nations that had much to lose and little to gain.