“Neither the Russians nor the Americans were the cleverest people, or the most experienced, in the world that followed 1945. The French… — T.R. Fehrenbach Armed Copy Share Image
“None of them were equipped, trained, or mentally prepared for combat. For the first time in recent history, American ground units had… — T.R. Fehrenbach First time Copy Share Image
“The U.N. air interdiction against North Korea went on, destroying what little was left of its economy, making life utterly miserable for… — T.R. Fehrenbach Life Copy Share Image
“It was inevitable that the United States should take the position that the North Korean Communist State must now be destroyed for… — T.R. Fehrenbach International law Copy Share Image
“Emotionally and politically, Syngman Rhee could not accept the armistice terms. They left his nation and people divided; they left a million… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“Every age has a people or a culture that believes the shortest distance between dreams and goals is a bomb, a bullet,… — T.R. Fehrenbach Dream Copy Share Image
“In July, 1950, one news commentator rather plaintively remarked that warfare had not changed so much, after all. For some reason, ground… — T.R. Fehrenbach Atom bomb Copy Share Image
“The surprise pointed up a continuing of American Intelligence. The various intelligence agencies poured a vast amount of information into Washington; they… — T.R. Fehrenbach Sunday morning Copy Share Image
“And it was no accident, in the late forties, that the makers of American policy, unwilling to backtrack with the public, began… — T.R. Fehrenbach American people Copy Share Image
“the knowledge in men's minds had far more meaning for the future than whatever blood coursed in their veins.” — T.R. Fehrenbach Knowledge Copy Share Image
“Americans who felt, and still feel, that their soldiers taken by a power of different culture and lesser standards of humanity should… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“Something new had happened. The United States had gone to war, not under enemy attack, nor to protect the lives or property… — T.R. Fehrenbach American people Copy Share Image
“To remain a great power, the United States had to provide the best in nuclear delivery systems. But to properly exercise that… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“Half contemptuously, American military men spoke of “elusive” Lin Piao, and of the “poet” Mao Tse-tung. Mao Tse-tung, Premier of China, had… — T.R. Fehrenbach American military Copy Share Image
“And while the most desperate hours of the men within the Perimeter were passing, a second battle had been raging in their… — T.R. Fehrenbach Old enough Copy Share Image
“In Nevada, at Frenchman’s Flat, a bright flash and ugly mushroom cloud had signified a gigantic change in the tactical battlefield—a change… — T.R. Fehrenbach Change Copy Share Image
“No matter how cultured or ancient the civilization, no average American is going to condone the absence of flush toilets. Not now,… — T.R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
“At the end of World War II, American military policy, digesting the Japanese lessons in China, was to control air and sea… — T.R. Fehrenbach American military Copy Share Image
“Revolution and terror are synonymous; only with the passage of time does any revolution become respectable.” — T.R. Fehrenbach Passage of time Copy Share Image
