The Korean War - 1950-53

In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Carter Malkasian provides a concise overview of the so-called "Forgotten War" in Korea. From 1950 to 1953, the most powerful countries in the world engaged in a major conventional war on the Korean peninsula. Yet ironically this conflict has come to be known as the USA''s "Forgotten War." Korean War historian Dr Carter Malkasian explains how this conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America and Russia. In this illustrated history, he examines how the West demonstrated its resolve to thwart Communist aggression and the armed forces of China, the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct combat for the only time during the Cold War. Updated and revised for the new edition, with specially commissioned color maps and new images throughout, this is a detailed introduction to a significant turning point in the Cold War.>

Product details

• Authors: Carter Malkasian, Malkasian Carter
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781472853172
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-5317-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 208 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, United Nations, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, South Korea, United States of America, USA, The Americas, Battles & campaigns, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, North Korea, 1950–1953 (Korean War period), Battles and campaigns, United Nations & Un Agencies, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General