Understanding the Korean War : the participants, the tactics and the course of conflict / Arthur H. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Arthur, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Physical Description:

viii, 300 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"A study of the Korean War of 1950-1953 from an American perspective, with the principal focus on the relationships of the people involved, the book examines such important aspects of military operations as supplies, equipment and weapons, tactics and strategy, intelligence, psychological warfare, and the vexing matter of prisoners of war--on both sides"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Prelude to War 11

The Korean Past (by Joseph Bibb Siren) 12

Two Koreas 18

An Army at Rest 27

A First World Army 42

White Allies 43

2 Participants in War 64

Conflicting Koreans 64

Americans and Koreans 74

Chinese and American Soldiers 95

Communist Bloc: Russians, Chinese and Koreans 104

United States and Other United Nations Supporters 109

Race in War 111

GI Joe and Other Soldiers 121

3 Aspects of a War 143

Uncle Sam's Supplies 143

Contrasting Tactics and Weapons 149

On the Sea and in the Air 162

Intelligence and Special Operations 179

Psychological Warfare 187

Prisoners of War 195

Back Home 215

4 Peninsula War, International Consequences 230

China Confronts America 230

Cease Fire 232

Strategies and Outcomes 234

United States 237

People's Republic of China 238

Republic of China (Formosa Annex) 241

USSR 242

Japan 243

Britain 244

France and Vietnam 246

Turkey 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786468577

0786468572

OCLC:

781684062