The Coldest Winter American War Summary
The Coldest Winter: America and The Korean War, by journalist and historian,
David Halberstam, sheds light on the Korean War, The back hole of modern
American history. The genre of the Coldest Winter that of non fiction, helps
Halberstam entice its readers through the portrayal of the power of nations which
included: Soviets, Chinese, both the North South Koreans and other European
nations one being Italy. Halberstam demonstrates tactics exposed by all sides of the
powers, their reasoning to acquire such land or country altogether. Referenced by
Weintraub, ... On the way, there is a great deal of political history to be learned, all
of which forms the background on both sides. (Weintraub, 2007) The readers gain
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Shi George Brown Tindall, events of the Korean War are very general and clearly
do not look deeper into the war to gather as much information, for say Halberstam
did. Both stories, in general, present the same material if not all, MacArthur being
an ideal example. America: A narrative history, expands on the war in Korea in
relation to its importance but not detail. MacArthur being relieved was major in
both stories, as both America... And The Coldest Winter... portray MacArthur a
well known general in the Korean war, as an individual who was disobedient due
to his high achieving needs. Conversely, America expanded upon how the media
reacted to the relieve of MacArthur as Truman responded in a truthful manner of,
...Why, hell, if MacArthur had had his way, he d had us in the Third World War
and blown up two thirds of the world. (Shi Tindall 1027) Likewise, The Coldest
Winter states the firing of MacArthur and ways in which Ridgeway, takes the spot of
MacArthur. Truman along with others found MacArthur to be a querulous old man,
dreaming of a war they had no intention of fighting. (Halberstam, D) MacArthur, as
most would come to say, had a deaf ear and suffered from telling the truth. Most
opposed to the firing of MacArthur fearing his relieve as it ...might politicize the joint
chiefs. (Halberstam, 2007) The firing of MacArthur done by Truman essentially led
to the ties among the border between both North