In the Devil's Shadow UN Special Operations During the Korean War

Published fifty years after America's first clash with communism, this highly readable book presents the most authoritative & comprehensive recounting to date of the secret UN war fought deep behind communist lines. Making extensive use of documents declassified from Department of Defense & Central Intelligence Agency archives exclusively for this book, as well as interviews with veterans of the savage air-land-sea campaign in North Korea & Manchuria, Michael Haas takes the reader into a world still unknown to most historians. It is a disturbing account by any standard, replete with tragedy, heroism, & scandal. Equally disturbing are the author's revelations of the bitter bureaucratic feuding that occurred between senior U.S. Army officers & CIA station chiefs in Japan, feuding that squandered the sacrifices made by Korean partisans & their American advisors as well as British commandos, U.S. Navy frogmen, & CIA field operatives. Crisply written, prodigiously researched, & unrivaled in scope, this work will fascinate readers with its detailed descriptions of classified operations never before made known to the public. As a veteran special operations officer & respected author, Haas is uniquely qualified to analyze the subject & its importance to the development of the modern-day U.S. Special Operations Command. His book is certain to be regarded as the best-documented & most realistic account yet published of the U.N.'s efforts behind enemy lines.Haas, Michael E. is the author of 'In the Devil's Shadow UN Special Operations During the Korean War' with ISBN 9781557503442 and ISBN 1557503443.