When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled little mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest hearts they'd ever known. And one of the biggest appetites! Soon Reckless showed herself more than willing to carry ammunition too heavy for the soldiers to haul. As cannons thundered and shells flew through the air, she marched...

A look at the Korean War through primary documents supplemented with facts and analysis to give the reader a comprehensive grasp of events.

"An early crisis in the Cold War occurred in Korea, known as the period of U.S.-Soviet tensions, from 1947 until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a country that had been divided at the end of the Second World War. In June 1950, the army of Communist North Korea invaded U.S.-supported South Korea. President Harry S. Truman committed American troops to defend South Korea, and the U.S. made up the largest part of a United Nations force in that country....

"Lets readers experience the Korean War from multiple perspectives, allowing them to choose different paths through history"--

"Simple text and full-color illustrations describe the true story of Staff Sergeant Reckless, the Korean War horse"--

An overview of the three-year war that took over two million lives and resolved none of the conflicts that split Korea into two irreconcilable nations.

Examines a war that lasted for more than three years and lead to the deaths of countless people.

Presents the background to, and military and political aspects of, the Korean War. Includes Internet links to web sites.