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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691016240

ISBN-139780691016245

eBay Product ID (ePID)952479

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Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameKorean War : an International History

SubjectMilitary / Korean War

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilliam Stueck

Subject AreaHistory

SeriesPrinceton Studies in International History and Politics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

ReviewsAny serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject., Stueck has canvassed research libraries in North America, England, and Australia to give us what must stand as the most complete and intelligent international history of the war yet written., "Stueck has written an impressive, large-scale synthesis of the entire conflict.... [He] excels at describing the intricate diplomatic maneuverings that took place throughout the war, and that were aimed at avoiding a major clash between the great powers." --David Rees, The National Interest, "International history does not come much better than this. . . . William Stueck has scoured archives on four continents to produce the most comprehensive, authoritative, and judicious single-volume treatment of the politics and diplomacy of the first major armed clash of the Cold War. . . . The book is a tour de force." --H.W. Brands, Pacific Historical Review, Stueck has written an impressive, large-scale synthesis of the entire conflict.... [He] excels at describing the intricate diplomatic maneuverings that took place throughout the war, and that were aimed at avoiding a major clash between the great powers. -- David Rees, The National Interest, Any serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject. -- Jeffrey Grey, Journal of Military History, International history does not come much better than this. . . . William Stueck has scoured archives on four continents to produce the most comprehensive, authoritative, and judicious single-volume treatment of the politics and diplomacy of the first major armed clash of the Cold War. . . . The book is a tour de force., International history does not come much better than this. . . . William Stueck has scoured archives on four continents to produce the most comprehensive, authoritative, and judicious single-volume treatment of the politics and diplomacy of the first major armed clash of the Cold War. . . . The book is a tour de force. -- H.W. Brands, Pacific Historical Review, "Stueck has canvassed research libraries in North America, England, and Australia to give us what must stand as the most complete and intelligent international history of the war yet written."-- Lloyd Gardner, Reviews in American History, Stueck has written an impressive, large-scale synthesis of the entire conflict.... [He] excels at describing the intricate diplomatic maneuverings that took place throughout the war, and that were aimed at avoiding a major clash between the great powers., "International history does not come much better than this. . . . William Stueck has scoured archives on four continents to produce the most comprehensive, authoritative, and judicious single-volume treatment of the politics and diplomacy of the first major armed clash of the Cold War. . . . The book is a tour de force."-- H.W. Brands, Pacific Historical Review, "Any serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject."-- Jeffrey Grey, Journal of Military History, Stueck has canvassed research libraries in North America, England, and Australia to give us what must stand as the most complete and intelligent international history of the war yet written. -- Lloyd Gardner, Reviews in American History, "Stueck has written an impressive, large-scale synthesis of the entire conflict.... [He] excels at describing the intricate diplomatic maneuverings that took place throughout the war, and that were aimed at avoiding a major clash between the great powers."-- David Rees, The National Interest, "Any serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject." --Jeffrey Grey, Journal of Military History, "Stueck has canvassed research libraries in North America, England, and Australia to give us what must stand as the most complete and intelligent international history of the war yet written." --Lloyd Gardner, Reviews in American History

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number68

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal951.9/042

Table Of ContentLIST OF MAPS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER 1 The Origins of the Korean War 10 CHAPTER 2 The Diplomacy of Confrontation and Consolidation 47 CHAPTER 3 Diplomacy Fails: The UN Counteroffensive and Chinese Intervention 85 CHAPTER 4 Limiting the War 127 CHAPTER 5 The Dimensions of Collective Action 167 CHAPTER 6 Armistice Talks: Origins and Initial Stages 204 CHAPTER 7 Progress 236 CHAPTER 8 Deadlock 268 CHAPTER 9 Concluding an Armistice 308 CHAPTER 10 The Korean War as International History 348 NOTES 371 BIBLIOGRAPHY 447

SynopsisPresents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War., This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the United Nations, presenting a detailed narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and a broad assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. He emphasizes the contribution of the United Nations, which at several key points in the conflict provided an important institutional framework within which less powerful nations were able to restrain the aggressive tendencies of the United States. In Stueck's view, contributors to the U.N. cause in Korea provided support not out of any abstract commitment to a universal system of collective security but because they saw an opportunity to influence U.S. policy. Chinese intervention in Korea in the fall of 1950 brought with it the threat of world war, but at that time and in other instances prior to the armistice in July 1953, America's NATO allies and Third World neutrals succeeded in curbing American adventurism. While conceding the tragic and brutal nature of the war, Stueck suggests that it helped to prevent the occurrence of an even more destructive conflict in Europe., This international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the United Nations, to present a detailed narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and a broad assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. He emphasizes the contribution of the United Nations, which at several key points in the conflict provided an important institutional framework within which less powerful nations were able to restrain the aggressive tendencies of the United States. In Stueck's view, contributors to the UN cause in Korea provided support not out of any abstract commitment to a universal system of collective security, but because they saw an opportunity to influence US policy. Chinese intervention in Korea in the autumn of 1950 brought with it the threat of world war, but at that time and in other instances prior to the armistice in July 1953, America's NATO allies and Third World neutrals succeeded in curbing American adventurism.While conceding the tragic and brutal nature of the war, Stueck suggests that it helped to pre