| Description |
xx, 644 p. : ill., map, plans ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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| Note |
Continues: The war for Korea, 1945-1950. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Washington, Tokyo, and Korea, June 1950 -- United States defense policy, 1950 : Washington and Tokyo -- The invasion and the fall of Seoul, June 1950 -- The American military intervention, June-July 1950 -- Fighting on many fronts : Korea, July-September 1950 -- United Nations Command and the U.S. Eighth Army : from Taejon to the Naktong River, July-September 1950 -- From Inchon to Seoul : the thrill of victory, September 1950 -- United Nations Command : on to Pyongyang! On to the Yalu! September-October 1950 -- An entirely new war : China changes the Korean conflict, October-November 1950 -- A rendezvous with defeat : the second Chinese offensive, November-December 1950 -- New armies, new battles : the war for the Korean midlands, January-April 1951 -- The American Caesar falls, and the Chinese do not win the war, April-July 1951 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The romanization of Korean and Chinese. |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns.
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United States -- Military policy.
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| Added Author |
Millett, Allan Reed.
War for Korea, 1945-1950.
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| ISBN |
9780700617098 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700617094 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
CDX 11402760 |
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