| Description |
xviii, 348 p., [18] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-324) and index. |
| Contents |
The years of division, 1919-1945 -- Defeat and division: Korea on the brink, 1945-1946 -- Putting Korea together again: the rise and fall of the US-USSR Joint Commission, 1946-1947 -- The Moscow agreement is abandoned, 1947 -- The United Nations enters the struggle, 1947-1948 -- The Republic of Korea enters the world and almost dies stillborn, 1948-1949 -- "We are fighting for our lives!" 1949-1950 -- The once and future invasion, 1949-1950 -- Epilogue and prologue, June 1950. |
| Subject |
Korea -- History -- 20th century.
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Korea -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1948.
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Communism -- Korea -- History -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 1945-1955.
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Causes.
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| ISBN |
0700613935 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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