[book about the Korean War by Australian writer Wilfred G. Burchett] This Monstrous War.

Wilfred G. Burchett (1911-1983) [Korean War; Australia]

Published by Melbourne: Joseph Waters Wholly set up and printed in Australia by Coronation Press Pty. Ltd. for the publisher Joseph Waters 360 Collins Street Melbourne, 1953

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12mo, 338 pp. Sewn paperback. Detached from original black and orange wraps, which carry an illustration of a naked Korean woman being crucified. Text clear and complete. On aged and browned high-acidity paper. Two-page publisher's note (describing his 'dilemma' in publishing the book), and three-page introduction by Burchett, dated 'Kaesong, November 4, 1952.' The blurb begins 'THIS MONSTROUS WAR tells how Syngman Rhee climbed to power; how the U.S. State Department tried to drop him and failed; why Rhee needed a war and why it suited the U.S. to see him in headlong retreat; why the truce talks were opened and why they broke down [.]'. Scarce: the only copies on COPAC at Leeds, Sheffield and the British Library. Seller Inventory # 9529

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Title: [book about the Korean War by Australian ...
Publisher: Melbourne: Joseph Waters Wholly set up and printed in Australia by Coronation Press Pty. Ltd. for the publisher Joseph Waters 360 Collins Street Melbourne
Publication Date: 1953
Binding: Soft cover

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