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The Korean War : an international history / Wada Haruki ; translated by Frank Baldwin.

by Wada, Haruki.

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Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Asia/Pacific/perspectives.

9781442223295 (hc.)

1442223294 (hc.)

Chōsen Sensō zenshi. English English.

xxvii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-366) and index.

States and unification by force -- North Korea goes to war -- Attack -- U.S.-ROK forces reach the Yalu and China enters the war -- Fighting while negotiating -- The third year -- The armistice -- Postwar Northeast Asia.

"This classic history of the Korean War -- from its origins through the armistice -- is now available in English for the first time. Wada Haruki, one of the world's leading scholars of the war, has thoroughly revised his definitive study to incorporate new sources and debates. Drawing on archival and other primary sources in Russia, China, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, the author moves beyond national histories to provide the first comprehensive understanding of the Korean War as an international conflict from the perspective of all of the major actors. Tracing the North Korean invasion of South Korea in riveting detail, Wada provides new insights into the behavior of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Harry Truman, Kim Il Sung, and Syngman Rhee. He also provides new insights into the behavior of leaders and diplomats in Korea, China, Russia, and Eastern Europe and their rivals in other nations. He traces the course of the war from its origins in the failed attempts of both North and South Korean leaders to unify their country by force, ultimately escalating into a Sino-American war on the Korean Peninsula. Although sixty years have passed since the armistice, the Korean conflict has never really ended. Tensions remain high on the peninsula as Washington, Beijing, and Pyongyang, as well as Seoul and Pyongyang, face off"--Provided by publisher.

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