No Gun Ri: A Military History of the Korean War Incident

Bateman, Robert L.

ISBN 10: 0811717631 / ISBN 13: 9780811717632

Published by Guilford, CT : Stackpole Books, 2002

About this Item

Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, map on endpapers, some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 375600-XC45

Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Gun Ri: A Military History of the Korean War Incident
• Publisher: Guilford, CT : Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811717631
• ISBN 13: 9780811717632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Compelled by the known fallacies in the Pulitzer Prizewinning Associated Press story of the alleged slaughter of South Korean refugees at No Gun Ri, Major Bateman, an academic historian and professional soldier, presents an alternate explanation of the events through the perspective of the soldiers and their commanders, the 1948-50 South Korean civil war, and the broader state of U.S. military policy and force readiness. In a solid historical analysis of the incident he debunks the AP allusion to a widespread massacre of civilians by U.S. forces at No Gun Ri and shows how veterans who allegedly witnessed this event and influenced others were not even present. Told concisely with extensive documentation from previously overlooked sources.

About the Author

Major Robert Bateman served with the 7th Cavalry Regiment, was associate professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and is currently an Army fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He resides in northern Virginia.