The Coldest Winter

The Coldest Winter is a novel detailing the history of the Korean War while also exposing an underreported truth about a horrific event that occurred around Thanksgiving of 1950 during the war.

Fast Facts

1. Author: David Halberstam
2. Genre: Non-Fiction
3. Publisher: Hyperion
4. Publication date: September 25 2007
5. Pages: 736
6. ISBN 9781401300524
7. David Halberstam died in a car accident 5 days after finishing the book
8. Was on The New York Times best seller list

Plot Synopsis

The Coldest Winter tells the story about the Korean War and the trials and tribulations the soldiers experienced during that time. The book reveals military strategies from both sides and the events that took place in Korea during the war.

Critical Reception

"The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, and provides crucial perspective on the Vietnam War and the events of today. It was a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to write. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles." — Powell Books

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