Search Type
  • All
  • Subject
  • Title
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Series Title
Search Title

Download

The Coldest Winter

America and the Korean War

The Coldest Winter( )
Author: Halberstam, David
ISBN:978-0-7862-9832-7
Publication Date:Sep 2007
Publisher:Thorndike Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $31.95
Book Description:

A New York Times Bestselling Author.A Pulitzer Prize-winning Author.In 1972, award-winning reporter David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest set the gold standard for Vietnam War books. More than three decades later, Halberstam's unrivalled research and formidable journalistic skills shed light on another dark corner in our history: the Korean War. The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form.

Book Details
Pages:1240
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / Korean War
History / United States / 20Th Century
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.43 x 9.27 x 2.21 Inches
Book Weight:1.1 Pounds
Author Biography
Halberstam, David (Author)
David Halberstam was born on April 10, 1934 in New York City and later attended Harvard University. After graduating in 1955, Halberstam worked at a small daily newspaper until he attained a position at the Nashville Tennessean.

Halberstam has written over 20 books including The Children, a written account of his coverage of the Civil Rights Movement; The Best and Brightest, which was a bestseller; and The Game and October, 1964, both detailing his fascination of sports. Halberstam also won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports on the Vietnam War while working for the New York Times. He was killed in a car crash on April 23, 2007 at the age of 73.

030



Rate this title:

Select your rating below then click 'submit'.






I do not wish to rate this title.