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MacArthur's Korean War Generals /
Wedged chronologically between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean War{u2014}which began with North Korea{u2019}s invasion of South Korea in June of 1950{u2014}possessed neither the virtuous triumphalism of the former nor the tragic pathos of the latter. Most Americans supported defending South Kor...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2016]
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Wedged chronologically between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean War{u2014}which began with North Korea{u2019}s invasion of South Korea in June of 1950{u2014}possessed neither the virtuous triumphalism of the former nor the tragic pathos of the latter. Most Americans supported defending South Korea, but there was considerable controversy during the war as to the best means to do so{u2014}and the question was at least as exasperating for American army officers as it was for the general public. A longtime historian of American military leadership in the crucible of war, Stephen R. Taaffe takes a close critical look at how the highest ranking field commanders of the Eighth Army acquitted themselves in the first, decisive year in Korea. Because an army is no better than its leadership, his analysis opens a new perspective on the army's performance in Korea, and on the conduct of the war itself. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (280 pages): maps ; |
| ISBN: | 9780700622221 |