The Long Battle: the Korean War Through American Eyes

The revised and reprinted Chinese translation of "The Long Battle", John Toland's masterpiece about the Korean War, illustrates the vitality of Toland's works and the readers' attention to the Korean War and its impact. It is true that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War. However, the place where this war took place has been a political and military hotspot in Northeast Asia for the past 60 years, and it is particularly intense today. Tolan passed away in 2004 at the age of 92. In the last few years of his life, he was unable to write due to illness. This book is his last book besides his autobiography. It injects the author's extremely rich and profound feelings and efforts, and fulfills his wish to complete the East Asian trilogy "The God of War", "The Occupation of Japan" and "The Long Battle". Most of Toland's works are about or related to several wars in the 20th century. However, he was a pacifist, and his purpose in writing about war was to oppose war. John Toland started from the grassroots. Throughout his life, his conscience and practice were on the side of the disadvantaged groups. In his writing, not only the bullied Korean people are weak, but also the carrot-headed American soldiers who were bewitched by the so-called civic responsibilities and coerced into working for capital and the soldiers from 15 other countries who participated in the "United Nations Army" are also weak. Judging from the outcome of the war, the United States did not gain anything. It is unjust for the US government to fight this war. If Tolan were alive today, he would likely continue to be ashamed of the government he leads his country. If any country wants to lead the world, it must first correct its attitude towards vulnerable groups. The Korean Peninsula continues to become a hot spot of international attention, and it is getting more and more heated. The main root cause is the bullying of the United States, which is increasingly developed to the extreme. The result is strong resistance from the countries concerned that lack a sense of security, causing helplessness in some countries. At the same time, the United States has intensified its efforts to breed tigers, which will one day cause the tigers to take the opportunity to escape from the cage, causing harm to all living beings, and even backfire on the United States itself. Never forget the past and be the teacher of the future. It is hoped that the United States and relevant parties can learn lessons from this war and not forget the past.