Brothers at war the unending conflict in Korea

Combines international events and personal accounts to give a fresh history of the Korean War, its aftermath and its global impact told from American, Korean, Soviet and Chinese sides. This title examines the military, the social and political aspects of the war across the whole region, taking the s...

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Main Author: Jager, Sheila Miyoshi (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Profile Books 2013
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. The war
  • Liberation and division
  • Two Koreas
  • Momentous decisions
  • War for the South
  • Uncommon coalition
  • Crossing the 38th parallel
  • An entirely new war
  • Quest for victory
  • The stalemate
  • "Let them march till they die"
  • Propaganda wars
  • Armistice, at last
  • Pt. 2. Cold War
  • Lessons of Korea
  • Deepening the revolution
  • Korea and Vietnam
  • Pt. 3. Local war
  • Legitimacy wars
  • Old allies, new friends
  • War for peace
  • End of an era
  • Pt. 4. After the Cold War
  • North Korea and the world
  • Winners and losers
  • Epilogue. China's rise, war's end?