Korean War At Sixty - New Approaches to the Study of the Korean War

The book provides new approaches to the study of the Korean War, focusing not just on the familiar Western belligerents but also on the actions of the two Koreas, China and the Soviet Union

This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Strategic Studies.

List of contents

Introduction. Steven Casey 1. "An Alliance Forged in Blood": The American Occupation of Korea, the Korean War, and the U.S.-South Korean Alliance William Stueck and Boram Yi 2. China and the Dispatch of the Soviet Air Force: The Formation of the Chinese-Soviet-Korean Alliance in the Early Stage of the Korean War Zhihua Shen 3. Branding an Aggressor: The Commonwealth, the United Nations and the Chinese Intervention in the Korean War Robert Barnes 4. Lost Chance or Lost Horizon? Strategic Opportunity and Escalation Risk in the Korean War, April-July 1951 Colin Jackson 5. Casualty Reporting and Domestic Support for War: The U.S. Experience during the Korean War Steven Casey 6. POWs: The Hidden Reason for Forgetting Korea Charles S. Young

About the author

Steven Casey is Reader in International History at the LSE. He is author of Cautious Crusade: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War against Nazi Germany (2001), and Selling the Korean War: Propaganda, Politics, and Public Opinion (2008), which won the Truman Book Award.

Summary

The book provides new approaches to the study of the Korean War, focusing not just on the familiar Western belligerents but also on the actions of the two Koreas, China and the Soviet UnionThis book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Strategic Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Steven (London School of Economics Casey, Steven (London School of Economics & Politi Casey
• Assisted by: Steven Casey (Editor), Casey Steven (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2014
• EAN: 9781138798298
• ISBN: 978-1-138-79829-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, South Korea, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, North Korea, Korean War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General