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The Korea Knot: A Military-Political History

The Korea Knot: A Military-Political History

Berger, Carl

Hardcover

Series: Anniversary Collection

20th Century United States HistoryKorean War

ISBN10: 1512800430
ISBN13: 9781512800432
Publisher: Univ Penn Pr Anniversary Colle
Published: Jan 29 1968
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Beginning with a brief account of the troubled historical past of this small country that had long known invasion and the threat of invasion, Carl Berger sets the stage for Korea's catastrophic hour resulting from World War II--the division of a once-united nation into two separate countries. It is this division, he maintains, that holds the key to the Korean tragedy.

The book ranges from the Cairo Pledge to the present, examining the shifts in international diplomacy, Russia's change in attitude after Yalta and the death of Roosevelt, the intransigence of the Communist occupiers of northern Korea after the defeat of Japan. Berger also vividly describes the Communist invasion of South Korea and the conviction of President Truman that led ot the united Nations action to meet the challenge under the leadership of the United States. The bitter warfare of the police action, the worldwide shock at the Chinese volunteer army's sudden entry into North Korea, the recall of General MacArthur, the struggles to work out an armistice, President' Rhee's despairing attempts to force the unification of his country and his final downfall--the entire dramatic story is unfolded in sequence.

Carefully documented, The Korea Knot is an objective and detailed study that makes an important contribution to our understanding of the dilemmas--of war and peace, of freedom and repression--that still face a divided world.

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