Korean War - An International History

Informationen zum Autor Wada Haruki is emeritus professor and former director of the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. Klappentext This classic history of the Korean War-from its origins through the armistice-is now available in a paperback edition including a substantive introduction that considers the heightened danger of a new Northeast Asian war as Trump and Kim Jong-un escalate their rhetoric. Zusammenfassung This classic history of the Korean War—from its origins through the armistice—is now available in a paperback edition including a substantive introduction that considers the heightened danger of a new Northeast Asian war as Trump and Kim Jung-un escalate their rhetoric. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Abbreviations Romanization and Expression of Names Preface to the Updated Edition: The Korean War and the Danger of a New Northeast Asia War Preface: The Korean War: Its Origins and Legacy Introduction: The Korean War: Its Origins and Legacy Chapter 1: Two States and Unification by Force Chapter 2: North Korea Goes to War Chapter 3: Attack Chapter 4: US-ROK Forces Reach the Yalu and China Enters the War Chapter 5: Fighting while Negotiating Chapter 6: The Third Year Chapter 7: The Armistice Chapter 8: Postwar Northeast Asia Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Wada Haruki, Wado Haruki, Haruki Wada
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781538116418
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1641-8
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives; Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, South Korea, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, Modern warfare, History and Archaeology, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, North Korea, C 1945 To C 1960, Korean War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Korean War