![]() ![]() ![]() The Coldest War vividly describes Bradys rapid education in the realities of war and the pressures of command. He didnt plan to find himself in command of a rifle platoon three years later facing a real enemy, but that is exactly what happened after the Chinese turned a so-called police action into a war. In 1947, seeking to avoid the draft, nineteen-year-old Jim Brady volunteered for a Marine Corps program that made him a lieutenant in the reserves on the day he graduated college. On the fiftieth anniversary of this devastating conflict, James Brady tells the story of his life as a young marine lieutenant in Korea. Americas forgotten war lasted just thirty-seven months, yet 54,246 Americans died in that time - nearly as many as died in ten years in Vietnam. Book Synopsis James Bradys The Coldest War is a powerful and moving memoir of the Korean War. Brady is the author of the Hampton series and The Marines of Autumn, and writes weekly columns for Parade. About the Book On the 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict, Brady vividly describes his life as a young marine lieutenant in Korea, his rapid education in the realities of war, and the pressures of command. ![]()
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