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The Ashgate research companion to the Korean War / edited by James I. Matray and Donald W. Boose, Jr.

Contributor(s): Series: Ashgate research companionPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (43 entries) : 16 images ; digital filesContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781785394348
Other title:
  • Research companion to the Korean War
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 951.904/2 23
LOC classification:
  • DS918 .A85 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print version.
Contents:
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction - Donald W. Boose, Jr. and James I. Matray -- PART I POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND PARTICIPANTS -- 1 Prelude to Conflict, 1910-1948 - Boram Yi -- 2 South Korea - Jinwung Kim -- 3 North Korea - Hakjoon Kim -- 4 The United States - Steven Casey -- 5 The People's Republic of China - Yafeng Xia -- 6 Britain and the Commonwealth - Robert Barnes -- 7 The Soviet Union - Kathryn Weathersby -- 8 The United Nations - William A. Taylor -- PART II TACTICS, EQUIPMENT, AND LOGISTICS -- 9 The Ground Wars, 1948-1953 - Allan R. Millett -- 10 Airpower - Kenneth P. Werrell -- 11 Naval Operations - Edward J. Marolda -- 12 Logistics - Charles R. Shrader -- 13 Atomic, Chemical, and Biological Weapons - Conrad C. Crane -- 14 Amphibious Warfare - Donald W. Boose, Jr. -- 15 Intelligence - Peter G. Knight -- 16 Special Operations - David Gray -- 17 American Ground Forces - William M. Donnelly -- 18 Republic of Korea Army - Il-Song Park -- 19 Korean People's Army - Robert M. Collins -- 20 Chinese People's Volunteers Force - Bin Yu -- 21 United Nations Command and Korean Augmentation - Jiyul Kim -- 22 British and Commonwealth Forces - Jeffrey Grey -- PART III THE COURSE OF THE WAR -- 23 Koreans Invade Korea - James I. Matray -- 24 To the Pusan Perimeter - Janet G. Valentine -- 25 The Inch'ǒn Landing - Michael Pearlman -- 26 North to the Yalu - Paul M. Edwards -- 27 Chinese Intervention - Michael Sheng -- 28 Period of Mobile Warfare - S.P. MacKenzie -- 29 Military Stalemate - Xiaobing Li -- 30 Kaesǒng and P'anmunjǒm - William C. Latham, Jr. -- POSTSCRIPT -- 31 Operations Glory and Big Switch - Charles S. Young -- 32 Aftermath, 1953-2013 - Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. -- Appendix: Order of Battle.
Abstract: This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in military history and contemporary conflict studies, the authors summarize and analyze the key research issues in what for years was known as the 'Forgotten War.'
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Ebook Ebook NMC Library Credo Reference Online DS918 .A85 2014 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available online - NMC Login required 518842

Includes bibliographical references.

List of Maps, Figures, and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction - Donald W. Boose, Jr. and James I. Matray -- PART I POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND PARTICIPANTS -- 1 Prelude to Conflict, 1910-1948 - Boram Yi -- 2 South Korea - Jinwung Kim -- 3 North Korea - Hakjoon Kim -- 4 The United States - Steven Casey -- 5 The People's Republic of China - Yafeng Xia -- 6 Britain and the Commonwealth - Robert Barnes -- 7 The Soviet Union - Kathryn Weathersby -- 8 The United Nations - William A. Taylor -- PART II TACTICS, EQUIPMENT, AND LOGISTICS -- 9 The Ground Wars, 1948-1953 - Allan R. Millett -- 10 Airpower - Kenneth P. Werrell -- 11 Naval Operations - Edward J. Marolda -- 12 Logistics - Charles R. Shrader -- 13 Atomic, Chemical, and Biological Weapons - Conrad C. Crane -- 14 Amphibious Warfare - Donald W. Boose, Jr. -- 15 Intelligence - Peter G. Knight -- 16 Special Operations - David Gray -- 17 American Ground Forces - William M. Donnelly -- 18 Republic of Korea Army - Il-Song Park -- 19 Korean People's Army - Robert M. Collins -- 20 Chinese People's Volunteers Force - Bin Yu -- 21 United Nations Command and Korean Augmentation - Jiyul Kim -- 22 British and Commonwealth Forces - Jeffrey Grey -- PART III THE COURSE OF THE WAR -- 23 Koreans Invade Korea - James I. Matray -- 24 To the Pusan Perimeter - Janet G. Valentine -- 25 The Inch'ǒn Landing - Michael Pearlman -- 26 North to the Yalu - Paul M. Edwards -- 27 Chinese Intervention - Michael Sheng -- 28 Period of Mobile Warfare - S.P. MacKenzie -- 29 Military Stalemate - Xiaobing Li -- 30 Kaesǒng and P'anmunjǒm - William C. Latham, Jr. -- POSTSCRIPT -- 31 Operations Glory and Big Switch - Charles S. Young -- 32 Aftermath, 1953-2013 - Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. -- Appendix: Order of Battle.

This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in military history and contemporary conflict studies, the authors summarize and analyze the key research issues in what for years was known as the 'Forgotten War.'

Also available in print version.

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