The US, the un and the Korean War : Communism in the Far East and the American Struggle for Hegemony in the Cold War.

Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war world. The policy of containment was formed, China was established as an important military power, and the US increased its military expenditure fourfold as a result of a...

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Author / Creator: Barnes, Robert.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2014.
Series:Library of Modern American History Ser.
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Dedication
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Maps and Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • 1. The UN Collective Security Action, June- October 1950
  • 2. Branding an Aggressor, October 1950 - January 1951
  • 3. Responding to Chinese Aggression, February - July 1951
  • 4. From Panmunjom to Paris and Back Again, July 1951 - June 1952
  • 5. The Indian Resolution, June - December 1952
  • 6. The Korean War Endgame, January - July 1953
  • 7. The Road to Geneva, August 1953 - June 1954
  • Epilogue
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.