The Korean War, Volume 2The Korean War (1950?53) began as a conflict between North Korea and South Korea and eventually involved the United States and nineteen other nations. An estimated three million people lost their lives during the war. For Americans who think that only GIs and their United Nations contingent comrades fought effectively, The Korean War will be a surprising introduction to the valor and sacrifice of the South Korean army. This comprehensive view of the war from the South Korean perspective has not been previously available in English translation.øThe Korean War comprises three volumes. Volume two continues the account of the progress of the war, paying particular attention to the diplomatic and strategic background of the decision by the Chinese to intervene in late 1950. The volume describes the painstaking preparation by the communist forces, who came close to overwhelming the South Korean and United Nations troops, and follows the course of the conflict through the allied counteroffensive in the spring of 1951 to the stalemate and armistice of June 1951. |
Contents
Foreword | 5 |
The Plotting of the June 25 Invasion Plan | 7 |
War Preparation and Establishment of the NorthEast Border | 18 |
North Korea and Soviets Request for Support and Communist | 51 |
N Organization of Resist America Assist Korea Troops | 76 |
Chapter Two The Chinese Communist Forces Cross the Yalu | 98 |
Encounter with the New Enemy | 112 |
The Uncertain Advance in the East | 146 |
The Pacification Operation of the Rear Area | 164 |
The Policy in the Occupied Area | 181 |
Chapter Three Withdrawal to the 38th Parallel | 203 |
Armageddon on the Frozen Soil | 219 |
Reversal on the 38th Parallel | 282 |
Deployment of the Chinese Communist Forces along the 38th Parallel | 320 |
Choosing Freedom and the Struggle for It | 327 |
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