The best narrative history of the Korean conflict
Guardian
Excellent, readable history by a master of the genre
Daily Mail
A brilliant tour-de-force
Times Literary Supplement
A brilliant and compelling book which must rank, even by the standards Max Hastings has set, as a masterpiece.
- Professor Michael Howard, London Review of Books
This book establishes him as one of the leading British military historians.
New York Times
A balanced, perceptive reckoning of what was won and lost in an important clash of arms that excited precious little interest or passion on home fronts.
Kirkus