The Korean War

by MALKASIAN, CARTER

• ISBN13: 9781841762821
• ISBN10: 1841762822
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-09-25
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

The Korean War was a significant turning point in the Cold War. This book explains how the conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America and Russia. Through the conflict, the West demonstrated its resolve to thwart Communist aggression and the armed forces of China, the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct combat for the only time during the Cold War.

Author Biography

Carter Malkasian completed his doctorate on the history of wars of attrition, specialising in the Korean War, at Oxford University. He has taught a number of history courses at Oxford, including the history of the Cold War.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
Chronology	9	(1)
Warring sides
Two Koreas, the Superpowers, and China	10	(5)
Outbreak
The Communists strike	15	(3)
The fighting
Avoiding a third world war	18	(48)
Portrait of a soldier
Patrolling, raiding, and digging	66	(5)
The world around war
The domestic and international impact	71	(4)
Portrait of a civilian
Kyonshill Kang	75	(5)
How the war ended
Closing moves	80	(8)
Conclusion and consequences
The significance of the Korean War in the history of warfare	88	(5)
Bibliography	93	(1)
Index	94