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Korea: The War before Vietnam

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Authors:
  1. Callum A. MacDonald

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. War and Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Cold War and Counter-Revolution

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      Pages 3-17
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    3. The Korean Decisions

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      Pages 18-36
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    4. Across the Parallel

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      Pages 37-56
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    5. Disaster

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      Pages 57-78
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    6. A Crisis of Confidence

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      Pages 79-98
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    7. Attrition

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      Pages 99-115
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    8. Negotiating while Fighting

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      Pages 116-133
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    9. The POW Issue

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      Pages 134-153
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    10. Deadlock at Panmunjom

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      Pages 154-173
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    11. Eisenhower: Peace with Honour

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      Pages 174-198
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  3. The Problems of Limited War

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. The War on the Ground

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      Pages 201-225
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    3. The War in the Air

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      Pages 226-248
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    4. Conclusions

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      Pages 249-264
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 265-330
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'...this study of the Korean War...is a noteworthy addition to the literature of this conflict. A sometime brilliant and consistently disturbing work.' D.Clayton James, Mississippi State University '...MacDonald's powerful and richly detailed account of the Korean War renders all the painful details of American involvement. A masterful account that should be widely read.' M.Cantor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Warwick, UK

    Callum A. MacDonald

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Korea: The War before Vietnam

  • Authors: Callum A. MacDonald

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06332-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Callum A. MacDonald 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-33011-1Published: 26 October 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-06334-5Published: 01 January 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-06332-1Published: 27 October 1986

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 330

  • Topics: Asian History

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