The War for Korea 1945-50 : A House Burning

Choice Outstanding TitleWhen the major powers sent troops to the Korean peninsula in June of 1950, it supposedly marked the start of one of the last century's bloodiest conflicts. Allan Millett, however, reveals that the Korean War actually began with partisan clashes two years earlier and had...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Millett, Alan R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : Univ Pr Of Kansas, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
World politics.
War > Causes.
Communism.
HISTORY > Military > Korean War.
Guerre de Coree, 1950-1953 > Causes.
Politique mondiale > 1945-1955.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Causes.
World politics > 1945-1955.
Communism > Korea > History > 20th century.
Korea.
Coree > Histoire > 1945-1948 (Occupation alliee)
Korea > History > Allied occupation, 1945-1948.
Korea > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Years of Division, 1919â#x80;#x93;1945; 2. Defeat and Division: Korea on the Brink, 1945â#x80;#x93;1946; 3. Putting Korea Together Again: The Rise and Fall of the US-USSR Joint Commission, 1946â#x80;#x93;1947; 4. The Moscow Agreement Is Threatened, 1947; 5. The United Nations Enters the Struggle, 1947â#x80;#x93;1948; 6. The Republic of Korea Enters the World and Almost Dies Stillborn, 1948â#x80;#x93;1949; 7. ""We Are Fighting for Our Lives!"" 1949â#x80;#x93;1950; 8. The Once and Future Invasion, 1949â#x80;#x93;1950.
  • Epilogue and Prologue, June 1950Appendix: The Romanization of Korean and Chinese; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; Back Cover.

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