Top Five Korean War Books

The Korean War was the first "hot spot" in the Cold War between the Soviet Union and America.  It was a back and forth see-saw that ended up exactly where it had started, the only changes being the casualties suffered and the ravages across the countryside.  It increased tensions between The USSR and the west, and almost became a wider conflict.  When China entered the war, it took America threatening to use nuclear weapons to make them back out.  It was a war that could of (and should of) been avoided, yet it was a war that had to be.  And people everywhere would do well to learn from it, as there is the possibility for a sequel of sorts.  The North Korean leadership is pushing brinkmanship with the rest of the world because of its nuclear weapons program.  In the interest of furthering understanding of the conflict, I am recommending the following five books to the reader.  

Conflict:
The History of The Korean War 1950-1953
By Robert Leckie
Is a crisply written book, never bogging down too much with statistics, yet keeping the reader informed with a wealth of information. The Army Times called it "The best history of the Korean War." It keeps the interest of both the avid history fan and the lay person, letting each take away a more thorough understanding of the War through the eyes of the common GI and the field commander. The text is a little less ambiguous than I would like, sometimes trending too far toward a "Cowboy America" perspective, but it is a worthy read.  It gives a feel to what it must have been like to be a soldier fighting for the same hill for the third time in the bitter cold.  It covers all the major battles and many lesser ones, and it gives a perspective to the MacArthur firing. 
It can be found under ISBN number 0-306-80716-5.