The Will to Win : American Military Advisors in Korea, 1946-1953

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The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gibby, Bryan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Military Advisory Group in Korea.
Korea (South). > Yukkun.
Military participation > American.
Military assistance, American.
HISTORY > Military > Korean War.
Assistance militaire americaine > Coree du Sud.
Military assistance, American > Korea (South)
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, American.
Korea (South)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean army and their US advisors to the traditional narrative of this "forgotten war." The work also demonstrates the difficulties inherent in national reconstruction, focusing on barriers in culture and society, and the effects of rapid decolonization combined with intense nationalism and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (392 pages).
ISBN:9780817386115

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