Re: Learning more

[Janet Valentine <valent03@bellsouth.net>]

Surely anger is a natural response when discovering the unpreparedness
with which the US military entered the war.  But, it's useful to keep in
mind that Americans have a long history of not wanting a large standing
army in times of peace.  While reductions in force strength always worry
military men, the majority of Americans tend not to get too worked up
about cuts in the size of the military until after the fact - that 20/20
hindsight we hear so much about.  During the Cold War years we became
accustomed to a large military with fairly substantial (if not always
entirely adequate) budgets.  That was an anomaly.  The deep post-war
cuts, and the recent reductions in force are far more typical.

Cheers,
Janet V.

Gernilee Carter Gramling wrote:
> 
> Thank you for the recommendation.  I shall get it from the Library (or buy
> it!) .
>    'reading Blair I am apalled that a) I know so little, and b) that Truman
> eviserated the military!  I have always thought of myself as a Truman
> admirer.  My brother who is 62 took me to the train station and held me on
> his shoulders to see Truman.
>    Well, after reading Blair's account of his treatment of the military I
> have, within 24 hours, developed this strong feeling in my chest that can
> only be called angry.
>     Bear with me while I catch up - you all have to let me catch up on 51
> years of history, but you sure are assisting me in so doing.
>     See, even I who thought I KNEW about the Korean War, actually know
> little!
>       Keep the information and recommedations coming.
> 
>      And thank you for being there then and here now!
>            GerneyLee Carter (Don Carter's 3/21/24 sister)
> 
> >From: "Jack Baker" <jbak@peganet.com>
> >Reply-To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
> >To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> >Subject: Re: Learning more
> >Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 00:18:17 -0400
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gernilee Carter Gramling" <cartergramling@msn.com>
> >To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:22 AM
> >Subject: Learning more
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >     A man with whom I work just discovered I was reading Appleman - he
> >saw
> > > it on my desk - and he ran upstairs and brought  back to me:
> > >       "The Forgotten War - America in Korea 1950 -1953"
> > >   by Clay Blair.
> > >
> > >         What are your comments on this book?
> > > Any more books I should know about?
> > >
> > >         Thanks,
> > >              GerneyLee Carter (Don Carter's 3d/21/24d sister)
> >          I'm writing to recommend a book on the Korean War, THIS KIND OF
> >WAR, by T.R. Fehrenbach. While I don't recall that he specifically mentions
> >the actions which occurred, on Jul 10,11 & 12, involving Co M. 3/21, his
> >descriptions of the early days of the fighting, in Korea, are the very best
> >& most accurate that I have seen, in print The book will give you some
> >degree of understanding in regard to what occurred, during that period. I
> >just checked BooksAMillion & the book is currently available, so you may be
> >able to obtain it from your Public Library. Best regards, jb
> >_______________________________
> >
> >
> 
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