Britain's Korean war : Cold War diplomacy, strategy and security 1950–53 / Thomas Hennessey.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Hennessey, Thomas, author.

Series:

Manchester International Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953--Great Britain..

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Diplomatic history.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

United States.

China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

China.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

'Britain's Korean War investigates the UK's experience as a junior partner in the only Cold War conflict where some of the main protagonists confronted each other on the battlefield. The book assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington as well as British relations with the Soviet Union, communist China and the emerging New Commonwealth, particularly India. The interaction between the main personalities on the British side - Attlee, Bevan, Morrison, Churchill and Eden - and their American counterparts - Truman, Acheson, Eisenhower and Dulles - are chronicled. The book shows how Anglo-American disagreements over military strategy in Korea reflect a British desire to reign in American efforts to expand the war: the British feared that the conflict might escalate into a third world war that would expose the United Kingdom to direct Soviet attack. By the end of the war the British were concerned that it was the Americans, rather than the Soviets, who were the greater threat to world peace. This book also illustrates that British fears concerning the Korean War were not limited to the diplomatic and military fronts - these extended to the threat posed to the security of the state by returning prisoners of war who had been exposed to communist indoctrination while in captivity. It is essential reading for anyone interested in British and US foreign policy and military strategy during the Cold War' --Back cover.

Contents:

BRITAIN'S KOREAN WAR: Cold War diplomacy, strategy and security 1950-53; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Invasion; 2. To cross or not to cross: The 38th parallel; 3. Enter the dragon: China's first intervention; 4. Attlee in Washington; 5. Divisions: January 1951; 6. MacArthur goes; 7. The long war; 8. Breakthrough; 9. Manchurian candidates; Epilogue: Bermuda; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record and e-Publication, viewed on November 23, 2018.

ISBN:

9781784991630

1784991635

9781784991623

1784991627