基本説明
Evaluates traditional interpretations, recent findings and trends.
Full Description
This comprehensive assessment by experts of the significant literature and research about the Korean War has been designed for students, teachers, and researchers at various levels and for broad interdisciplinary use. Edited by Brune, this one-volume research tool evaluates traditional interpretations and recent findings and trends and points to studies that are still needed on various topics. Twenty-three topical chapters cover the historical background and general references, international aspects of the war and the role and perspectives of major combatants, military policies and the strategies and tactics of the various armed forces, the Korean unification struggle after the war, and the relationship of the U.S. homefront to the Korean War. The book is fully indexed and is easily accessible.
Twenty-three topical chapters cover the historical background and general references; international aspects of the war and the role and perspectives of major combatants—from the United Nations and Korea to European and Asian and Pacific nations, including information on the most recent sources from the Soviet Union and Communist China; the military policies and the strategies and tactics of the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines, and Air Force; the Korean unification struggle after the war; and the relationship of the U.S. homefront to the Korean War—from the Administration and Congress to public opinion, and the war as seen by women and minorities and through the eyes of the cinema and TV. The book is fully indexed and is easily accessible for varied use by students, teachers, and researchers in different fields and at all levels.
Contents
Historical Background and General References Introduction and General References on the Korean War by Lester H. Brune Origins of the Cold War 1945-1950: Historical Interpretations by Lester H. Brune United States Policy in Asia and Korea by Lester H. Brune International Aspects of the Korean War The United Nations and Korea by Lester H. Brune Canada and the Korean War by Lester H. Brune Great Britain and the Korean War by Callum MacDonald Australia, New Zealand, and the Korean War by Jeffrey Grey Japan and the Korean War by Lester H. Brune and In K. Hwang The Korean Scholars on the Korean War by Kim Chull Baum China, the Soviet Union, and the Korean War Sino-Soviet Historiography and Research Materials by Lester H. Brune Chinese Policy and the Korean War by Chen Jian The Soviet Union and the Korean War by Lester H. Brune Military Aspects of the Korean War The U.S. Army in the Korean War by Jack J. Gifford Air Force Sources: Rethinking the Air War by Warren A. Trest The U.S. Navy and Marines in the Korean War by Lester H. Brune Truman and Eisenhower: Strategic Options for Atomic War and Diplomacy in Korea by Edward C. Keefer The Unification Struggle After the War Korea's Unification Struggle by In K. Hwang The U.S. Home Front and the Korean War Introduction and General Culture during the Korean War by Lester H. Brune Congress during the Korean War by Lester H. Brune and Mark Leach Disloyalty Charges and McCarthyism by Lester H. Brune Public Opinion and the Korean War by Gary L. Huey The Status of Women and Minorities by Lester H. Brune Cinema and Television in the Early 1950s by Lester H. Brune Author Index Subject Index
