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

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

Gibby, Bryan R.

Paperback

International RelationsKorean WarRegional: South

Publisher Price: $39.95

ISBN10: 0817362711
ISBN13: 9780817362713
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Published: Apr 30 2026
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.36
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

One of America's early attempts at nation building - US military advisors' shaping of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953.

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 the appeal of communism to East Asia following the destruction of the Japanese empire. Key conclusions include the importance of individual advisors, the significance of the prewar advisory effort, and the depth of the impact these men had on individual Korean units and in a few cases on the entire South Korean army.

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