| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (43 entries) : 16 images ; digital files. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ashgate research companion
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Ashgate research companion.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction - Donald W. Boose, Jr. and James I. Matray -- PART I POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND PARTICIPANTS -- 1 Prelude to Conflict, 1910-1948 - Boram Yi -- 2 South Korea - Jinwung Kim -- 3 North Korea - Hakjoon Kim -- 4 The United States - Steven Casey -- 5 The People's Republic of China - Yafeng Xia -- 6 Britain and the Commonwealth - Robert Barnes -- 7 The Soviet Union - Kathryn Weathersby -- 8 The United Nations - William A. Taylor -- PART II TACTICS, EQUIPMENT, AND LOGISTICS -- 9 The Ground Wars, 1948-1953 - Allan R. Millett -- 10 Airpower - Kenneth P. Werrell -- 11 Naval Operations - Edward J. Marolda -- 12 Logistics - Charles R. Shrader -- 13 Atomic, Chemical, and Biological Weapons - Conrad C. Crane -- 14 Amphibious Warfare - Donald W. Boose, Jr. -- 15 Intelligence - Peter G. Knight -- 16 Special Operations - David Gray -- 17 American Ground Forces - William M. Donnelly -- 18 Republic of Korea Army - Il-Song Park -- 19 Korean People's Army - Robert M. Collins -- 20 Chinese People's Volunteers Force - Bin Yu -- 21 United Nations Command and Korean Augmentation - Jiyul Kim -- 22 British and Commonwealth Forces - Jeffrey Grey -- PART III THE COURSE OF THE WAR -- 23 Koreans Invade Korea - James I. Matray -- 24 To the Pusan Perimeter - Janet G. Valentine -- 25 The Inch'ǒn Landing - Michael Pearlman -- 26 North to the Yalu - Paul M. Edwards -- 27 Chinese Intervention - Michael Sheng -- 28 Period of Mobile Warfare - S.P. MacKenzie -- 29 Military Stalemate - Xiaobing Li -- 30 Kaesǒng and P'anmunjǒm - William C. Latham, Jr. -- POSTSCRIPT -- 31 Operations Glory and Big Switch - Charles S. Young -- 32 Aftermath, 1953-2013 - Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. -- Appendix: Order of Battle. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in military history and contemporary conflict studies, the authors summarize and analyze the key research issues in what for years was known as the 'Forgotten War.' |
| Form |
Also available in print version. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Matray, James Irving, 1948- editor.
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Boose, Donald W., editor.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Added Title |
Research companion to the Korean War. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 1409439283 9781409439288 (DLC) 2013047642 xviii, 471 pages : maps |
| ISBN |
9781785394348 electronic version |
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9781409439288 hardcover : alkaline paper |
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