The Economist"Ms Jager has written the most balanced and comprehensive account of the Korean war. Perhaps by chronicling the brutal deeds of this "forgotten war", this book will help lay them to rest."
Mark Atwood Lawrence - New York Times Book Review"Superb… Elegant and balanced."
Wall Street Journal"Does an exceptionally good job of bringing the conflict to life, and in ways not always comfortable for today's reader."
Literary Review"An important contribution to Cold War scholarship."
New Internationalist"Compelling [and] wonderfully researched."
Military History Quarterly""An important contribution to the literature . . . highly recommended."
Akira Iriye"The author's judicious use of new material in several languages as well as her balanced way of presentation make this book an authoritative and accessible history of the Korean peninsula since the Second World War.
