The Korean War, an annotated bibliography / Keith D. McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, Keith D., 1940-

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge research guides to American military studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953--Bibliography.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Korean War, 1950-1953--United States--Bibliography.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 429 pages) : map.

Edition:

Revised second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Korean War is the most comprehensive and detailed bibliography compiled to date on the American involvement in "The Forgotten War. " In this revised and expanded second edition, McFarland's clearly written annotations provide concise descriptions of more than 2,600 of the most important books, articles, and documents written in English on the conflict in Korea. Key topics include origins of the war; the political and military roles of North and South Korea, the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Great. Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and other United Nations members; campaigns and battles; weapons and uniforms; and the military and diplomatic aspects of the war. Specific subjects are easy to find using the index organized by topic and author, making The Korean War a necessity for every academic or research library.

Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies provide concise, annotated bibliographies to the major areas and events in American military history. With the inclusion of brief critical annotations after each entry, the student and researcher can easily assess the utility of each bibliographic source and evaluate the abundance of resources available with ease and efficiency. Comprehensive, concise, and current-Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies are an essential research tool for any historian.

Contents:

Reference works

General accounts for the war

Background to the war

The attack and the U.S. decision to intervene

U.S.-U.N. wartime policy and decision making

Raising and training U.S. Armed Forces

U.S. Army in Korea

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

U.S. Marines

Military support services

The United Nations and the war

South Korea, North Korea, Chinese and Soviet forces

The Truman-MacArthur controversy

Military medicine

Prisoners of War

Peace negotiations and the Armistice

Korea during the war

Post-War Korea

U.S. homefront

The media and the war

Literature

Critiques, analyses, consequences and legacies

Web based sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780203865163

0203865162

Publisher Number:

99990107634

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.