The Bridge At No Gun Ri: a Hidden Nightmare from the Korean War by Hanley, Charles J. ; Choe, Sang-Hun; Mendoza, Martha - 2001

New York, New York, U. S. A.: Henry Holt & Company. New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the untold human story behind the killing of Korean civilians by American soldiers in the early days of the Korean War, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who uncovered it. In the summer of 1950, U. S. Military forces opened fire on a group of South Korean refugees at a railroad trestle near the village of No Gun Ri. Suvivors said hundreds died, mostly women and children. Retreating U. S. Commanders had issued orders to shoot approaching civilians to guard against North Korean infiltrations among refugee columns. In this book, the three journalists tell the larger, human story behind this dark chapter of the Korean War through the eyes of the people, both Korean and American, who lived through it. 313 pages including an extensive index and 16 pages of black & white photographs. The black remainder mark on the bottom is 1 1/2" long. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .