In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War

Pash, Melinda L.

ISBN 10: 0814767699 / ISBN 13: 9780814767696

Published by NYU Press, NY, 2012

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Illus. , jacket now in a clear protector; 337 pages.

Seller Inventory # 32831

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War
• Publisher: NYU Press, NY
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814767699
• ISBN 13: 9780814767696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • KOREAN WAR

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Synopsis

Largely overshadowed by World War II’s “greatest generation” and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War veterans remain relatively invisible in the narratives of both war and its aftermath. Yet, just as the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam worked profound changes on conflict participants, the Korean Peninsula chipped away at the beliefs, physical and mental well-being, and fortitude of Americans completing wartime tours of duty there. Upon returning home, Korean War veterans struggled with home front attitudes toward the war, faced employment and family dilemmas, and wrestled with readjustment. Not unlike other wars, Korea proved a formative and defining influence on the men and women stationed in theater, on their loved ones, and in some measure on American culture. In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation not only gives voice to those Americans who served in the “forgotten war” but chronicles the larger personal and collective consequences of waging war the American way.

About the Author

Melinda L. Pash received her Ph.D. in history from the University of Tennessee in 2008 and teaches at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, North Carolina.