“Something new had happened. The United States had gone to war, not under enemy attack, nor to protect the lives or property of American citizens. Nor was the action taken in crusading spirit, as in World Wars I and II,… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“Neither the Russians nor the Americans were the cleverest people, or the most experienced, in the world that followed 1945. The French were rather… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“None of them were equipped, trained, or mentally prepared for combat. For the first time in recent history, American ground units had been committed… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“The U.N. air interdiction against North Korea went on, destroying what little was left of its economy, making life utterly miserable for its people,… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“It was inevitable that the United States should take the position that the North Korean Communist State must now be destroyed for its lawlessness… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“Emotionally and politically, Syngman Rhee could not accept the armistice terms. They left his nation and people divided; they left a million South Koreans… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“Every age has a people or a culture that believes the shortest distance between dreams and goals is a bomb, a bullet, a gas… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“In July, 1950, one news commentator rather plaintively remarked that warfare had not changed so much, after all. For some reason, ground troops still… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“The surprise pointed up a continuing of American Intelligence. The various intelligence agencies poured a vast amount of information into Washington; they knew the… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“And it was no accident, in the late forties, that the makers of American policy, unwilling to backtrack with the public, began to try… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“the knowledge in men's minds had far more meaning for the future than whatever blood coursed in their veins.” — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“Americans who felt, and still feel, that their soldiers taken by a power of different culture and lesser standards of humanity should be, or… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“Something new had happened. The United States had gone to war, not under enemy attack, nor to protect the lives or property of American… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“To remain a great power, the United States had to provide the best in nuclear delivery systems. But to properly exercise that power with… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“Half contemptuously, American military men spoke of “elusive” Lin Piao, and of the “poet” Mao Tse-tung. Mao Tse-tung, Premier of China, had already revealed… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
“And while the most desperate hours of the men within the Perimeter were passing, a second battle had been raging in their rear, back… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share
