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Author Gibby, Bryan R.

Title The Will to Win : American Military Advisors in Korea, 1946-1953.

Publication Info. Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (393 pages)
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Summary The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean army and their US advisors to the traditional narrative of this "forgotten war." The work also demonstrates the difficulties inherent in national reconstruction, focusing on barriers in culture and society, and the effects of rapid decolonization combined with intense nationalism and.
Contents List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction: Forgotten Soldiers of a Misunderstood War; 1. The American Occupation, September 1945 -- December 1946; 2. The War of Subversion, 1947 -- 1948; 3. The Limited War, 1949 -- 1950; 4. The Evolving Structure and Functions of the Military Missions, 1948 -- 1950; 5. Invasion and Survival: Yuk-Ee-Oh (6-2-5); 6. The Chinese Offensives, 1950 -- 1951; 7. Reformation: A New KMAG Trains an Army, Summer 1951 -- Summer 1952; 8. Redemption: A New Korean Army at War.
9. The Test of Battle: The Summer Offensives, May -- July 195310. Shrimp among Whales: Assessing the Advisory Missions, 1946 -- 1953; Appendix A: Korean War Chronology; Appendix B: Lt. Gen. John Hodge's Statement to the Korean People; Appendix C: U.S. IX Corps Citation, ROK Capital Division, 1953; Appendix D: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, 1952; Appendix E: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, 1953; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject United States. Military Advisory Group in Korea.
United States. Military Advisory Group in Korea.
Korea (South). Yukkun.
Korea (South). Yukkun.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, American.
Korean War (1950-1953)
Military assistance, American -- Korea (South)
Korea (South)
Military assistance, American.
HISTORY -- Military -- Korean War.
Military participation -- American.
Chronological Term 1950-1953
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 9780817317645
ISBN 9780817386115
0817386114
9780817317645
0817317643