The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished - Softcover

Sandler, Stanley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813109671 ISBN 13: 9780813109671

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 1999

Synopsis

The Korean War has been termed "The Forgotten War" or the "Unknown War." It is a conflict which never assumed the mythic character of the American Civil War or World War II. However, this book asserts, it would be impossible to understand the Cold War and indeed post 1945 global history without knowledge of the Korean War.

Providing a history of the Korean peninsula before the war and including a detailed analysis of the fighting itself, The Korean War goes beyond the battlefield to deal with the war in the air, ground attack, and air evacuation. The study also evaluates the contributions of the UN naval forces, the impact of the war on various homefronts and issues such as defectors, opposition to the war, racial segregation and integration, POWs and the media.

Recently-released Soviet documents are used to assess the role of China, the Soviet Union, North and South Korea and the allied forces in the conflict. This fascinating work offers a unique analysis of the Korean War and will be invaluable to students of twentieth-century history, particularly those concerned with American and Pacific history.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Chinese and Russian documents recently made public have shed new light on battlefield decisions. Benefiting from this newly declassified material as well as established sources, Sandler offers a timely new look at the war."--Library Journal

“Not only gives insight into the war that began in 1950, but points to its relevance in understanding the present situation in North and South Korea.”—McCormick Messenger

“A more expert and specialized attention to military detail than most other books on the subject, and it provides insight into many peripheral aspects of the fighting not hitherto explored.”—Virginia Quarterly Review

“Argues that the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union can be traced to President Harry Truman’s 1950 decision to send troops to the aid of South Korea.”—U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings

“A welcome addition, especially because of the inclusion of Soviet-era documents that clear up several questions concerning the war.”—Bowling Green Daily News

About the Author:

Stanley Sandler, assistant command historian at the United States Special Operations Command, is the author of Segregated Skies: The All-Black USAAF Units of World War II.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0813109671
• ISBN 13: 9780813109671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344