The Korean War History Collection – 13 Volume Lot

Rod Paschall; John Toland; Max Hastings; Stanley Weintraub; Clay Blair; Sergei N. Goncharov; John W. Lewis; Xue Litai; Ki-Baik Lee; Joseph C. Goulden; John G. Westover; John M.G. Brown; Edward F. Murphy

Various publishers including Abbeville Press; McGraw-Hill; Simon & Schuster; Naval Institute Press; Harvard University Press; Presidio; Regnery

1950s–2000s

Mixed printings

Thirteen volumes on the Korean War and broader Korean history. All volumes carry a prior ownership mark or label (as shown). Otherwise unmarked. Trade paperbacks throughout except Rice Paddy Grunt and one copy of The Korean War by Max Hastings, which are hardcovers. Also included is a trade paperback edition of The Korean War by Max Hastings; this is the only duplicate in the lot (one hardcover, one paperback). Rice Paddy Grunt retains a dust jacket that is tattered with edge wear and tearing; book itself is Very Good. Remaining volumes are Near Fine overall with clean interiors, tight bindings, and light shelf wear at most.

Includes a strong cross-section of military, political, and historiographical perspectives: John Toland’s In Mortal Combat; Max Hastings’ The Korean War (hardcover and trade paperback editions); Clay Blair’s The Forgotten War; Stanley Weintraub’s MacArthur’s War; Sergei Goncharov, John Lewis, and Xue Litai’s Uncertain Partners; Ki-Baik Lee’s A New History of Korea; Joseph Goulden’s Korea: The Untold Story of the War; Edward F. Murphy’s Korean War Heroes; John G. Westover’s Combat Support in Korea; Rod Paschall’s Witness to War: Korea; John M.G. Brown’s Rice Paddy Grunt; and related titles. Illustrated volumes are printed on coated stock; others feature maps, photographic inserts, and scholarly apparatus typical of university and military presses.

As a working reference set, this group spans frontline memoir, operational history, high command analysis, Cold War geopolitics, and broader Korean historical context. Toland and Hastings provide sweeping narrative; Blair delivers exhaustive operational depth; Goncharov/Lewis/Xue reframes the war through Soviet and Chinese archives; Weintraub revisits MacArthur’s myth; Lee anchors the peninsula’s longer arc. The inclusion of both hardcover and trade paperback editions of Hastings allows for a reading copy and a sturdier shelf copy within the same acquisition. As a cohesive lot, it offers serious depth at a fraction of piecemeal acquisition cost.

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