korean war, 1950-1953

The story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown. Tom Hudner was a White New Englander from the country-club scene. Jesse Brown was African American and a sharecropper's son from Mississippi. Tom and Jesse became a team when they joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. Their job was to land their planes on the deck of an aircraft carrier--considered the world's most dangerous job. When the Korean War becomes a reality, Tom and Jesse come to the aid of the Marines cornered in the Chosin Reservoir Battle. When one of them is shot down behind enemy lines, and pinned in his burning plane, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die or attempt history's most audacious one-man rescue mission.

Looks at the Korean War, including its causes and notable figures and battles.

Chronicles the life of Colonel Charles E. McGee, the Air Force pilot who holds the record for the highest amount of air combat missions in the military, focusing on his military career, which began with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

Relates the story of Sergeant Reckless, a horse that held official rank in the United States military and served during the Korean War.

Discusses the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War, and the key events that influenced its outcome.

Chronicles the history of the Korean peninsula in the years before the start of the Korean War and studies the factors that led to the war.

Explores the history of the decades long conflict between North and South Korea, focusing on the events of World War II that led to the conflict of the Korean War and beyond.

Explores how the Truman and Eisenhower administrations used propaganda to shape public discourse about the Korean War, influence media coverage, and gain political support for waging the war.

Presents the story of a critical battle during the Korean War. Relates how the 246 men of Fox Company fought to hold the Toktong Pass while outnumbered forty to one by the Chinese. Describes how three-quarters of the Fox Company are killed, wounded, or captured, when Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Davis volunteers to lead five hundred men to rescue the Fox Company.

This book describes the Korean War, including why it happened, who was involved, and the aftermath.