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Combining documentary history and first-person accounts with research and evidence, this text provides details on the Battle of Glorieta, including the precise locations of events and of particular units. It marshals evidence to the conclusion that the battle was a significant Union victory.

Thomas E. Alexander served for a number of years in the elite Strategic Air Command, designed as a primary deterrent to Soviet military ambitions. In this gripping memoir, Alexander presents 'an honest and reflective account of the impact the Cold War had on individuals who were then on the front lines of defense - like it or not.'

"Captive Warriors is, from the beginning to end, a thoughtful, well-written, and insightful true story of endurance and survival in some of the most desperate circumstances imaginable." - Booklist

Tells the story of General MacArthur's November 1950 attack to the Yalu River, an attack that was repulsed by 200,000 Chinese 'volunteer' infantry.

A study of combat preparedness in the Eighth Army from 1949 to the outbreak of hostilities in 1950. It concedes that the US soldiers sent to Korea suffered gaps in their professional preparation, from missing and broken equipment to unevenly trained leaders at every level of command.