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  1. Revealed by Fire - A True Story of a Soldier Told in His Letters at a Time Unparalleled in American History - the Korean War 1950- 1953 by Army Corporal Bill Ahnen, Pearl Kastran Ahnen, 2007
  2. The Korean War (Turning Points in American History) by Carter Smith, 1991-01
  3. The Korean War (Wars That Changed American History) by Robin S. Doak, 2006-07-30
  4. A Guide to Films on the Korean War (Bibliographies and Indexes in American History) by Paul M. Edwards, 1997-03-30
  5. Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action: Korea, Spring, 1953 by S. L. A. Marshall, 1986-10
  6. The Korean War: Limits of American Power (Perspectives on History Series)
  7. Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy (The New Cold War History) by Gregg Brazinsky, 2007-09-03
  8. Battles of the Korean War: Americans Engage in Deadly Combat, 1950-1953
  9. Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History
  10. Voices from the Korean War: Personal Stories of American, Korean, And Chinese Soldiers by Richards Peters, Xiaobing Li, 2005-08-30
  11. Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-1953 by Robert Leckie, 1996-09-01
  12. Histories of American Army Units: World Wars I and II and Korean Conflict
  13. The Korean War: "The Forgotten War" (American War Series) by R. Conrad Stein, 2000-09
  14. Rethinking the Korean War: A New Diplomatic and Strategic History by William Stueck, 2004-01-05

1. The Korean War: A Fresh Perspective
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The Korean War: A Fresh Perspective Forty-five years after shipping out to fight in Korea, Harry Summers got new insight into what the war had been all about.
Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr., U.S. Army (ret.) Dismissed as the "forgotten war," Korea was in actuality one of America's most significant conflicts. Although born of a misapprehension, the Korean War triggered the buildup of U.S. forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), began American involvement in the Vietnam War, and, although seen as an aberration at the time, now serves as the very model for America's wars of the future. One reason the importance of the Korean War is not better appreciated is that from the very start the conflict presented confusing and contradictory messages. Historian and Korean War combat veteran T.R. Fehrenbach wrote in his classic

2. Korean War - The Forgotten War In Korea
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Recent Up a category Korean War Photos Five pages of photos from the Korean War brought to you by About's U.S. Military Guide, Rod Powers. View these official U.S. Army photographs and see the men that helped contain communism. Battle at Chosin Reservoir The Chinese and the United States clashed in the Battle at Chosin Reservoir. With this detailed account you will be able to follow the course of this important battle in the Korean War. Battle for Seoul - 1950 The American forces landed at Inchon Harbor on September 15, 1950. By September 27th, Seoul was secure. Read the account of the battle for Seoul from Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons - USMC (Retired).

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4. Reader's Companion To American History - -KOREAN WAR
The Reader s Companion to american history. korean war. Among the wars of the United States the korean conflict was the last to utilize
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Among the wars of the United States the Korean conflict was the last to utilize conventional strategies, tactics, and weapons. Simultaneously it was the first limited, inconclusive conflict to mix the antagonists of the cold war in the cauldron of a civil war. Until the mid-1960s, most American interpretations of the United States' entry into the war supported the Truman administration's position that the United States had become involved because its honor and credibility were at stake, it felt compelled to contain the Moscow-directed global expansion of communism, and it saw tolerance of North Korean aggression as Munich-like appeasement. But the Vietnam War brought challenges to established views on American foreign and defense affairs, including the Korean War. Most revisionists blamed America and South Korea for precipitating hostilities, argued that the conflict was basically a civil war, and charged that ethnocentrism and economic imperialism had influenced American policymakers on Asia. War erupted in Korea on June 25, 1950, along the thirty-eighth parallel that separated North and South Korea. As North Korean units pushed deep into South Korea, the U.N. Security Council, at the instigation of the United States, condemned the North Korean invasion and later called on members to assist South Korea. That first week, President Harry S. Truman, without seeking congressional approval, committed American forces to the conflict. On July 7, the U.N. Command was established, with General of the Army Douglas MacArthur appointed as its head. The nearest U.S. forces were already under his Far East Command, including in Japan alone four army divisions, the Fifth Air Force, and units of the Seventh Fleet. Eventually nearly 1.8 million Americans would serve in Korea, of whom 54,200 were killed, 103,300 wounded, and 8,200 missing in action. Besides the preponderant American and South Korean forces, military units from fifteen other members of the

5. Great American History Fact-Finder - -Korean War
The Great american history FactFinder. korean war. (1950-53), conflict pitting South Korea and UN forces against North Korea and
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, conflict pitting South Korea and U.N. forces against North Korea and later the People's Republic of China. The war began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the thirty-eighth parallel on June 25, 1950, invading the Republic of South Korea. The United Nations Security Council, declaring North Korea an aggressor, sent troops to counter the invasion. Gen. Douglas MacArthur led the forces until 1951 when President Harry S. Truman removed him from command for repeated insubordination and replaced him with Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Sixteen nations sent troops and forty-one countries sent food and supplies, but the United States was the largest contributor of arms, troops, and equipment. After pushing the North Korean troops back above the thirty-eighth parallel, MacArthur pursued them into the North, which resulted in the intervention of Chinese troops. The war reached a stalemate in June 1951, and after two years of negotiations an armistice was signed July 27, 1953, with the thirty-eighth parallel designated as the border between North and South Korea.
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7. Korean War Naval Operations: A Bibliography
Griffin, Harry K. The Navy in korean Waters. Army Grossnick, Roy A. Dictionary of american Naval Aviation Squadrons. Richard P. The Naval Air war in Korea.
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"Air War in Korea." Naval Aviation News (Oct. 1950): 20-21.
Alexander, James Edwin. Inchon to Wonsan: From the Deck of a Destroyer in the Korean War . Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996. Ballenger, Lee. The Outpost War: U.S. Marines in Korea, 1952 . vol. 1. Washington DC: Brassey's, 2000.
Blair, Clay. The Forgotten War: America in Korea . New York: Times Books, 1988.
Blanton, Stephen Dwight. "A Study of the United States Navy's Minesweeping Efforts in the Korean War." Master's Thesis. Texas Tech University, 1993. Breuer, William B.

8. BBC - History - 'Kill 'em All': American Military Conduct In The Korean War
war Two, Korea has always been history s Forgotten war . the frank accounts of those american veterans brave captured by US soldier ©. The korean war began on
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'Kill 'em All': American Military Conduct in the Korean War
By Lee Williams In September 1999 an investigative team from the Associated Press broke a story that shocked America. Fifty years before, they claimed, refugees caught up in the Korean War were shot and strafed by US forces. Lee Williams explores the repercussions of a brutal episode in Cold War history. Page 1 of 8 1. The Forgotten War 2. Undertrained and underprepared 3. Deadly orders 4. Darkness revealed ... Print entire article The Forgotten War The Korean War was a bloody conflict. It left Korea, North and South, with several million dead and the UN forces involved in the fighting with over 100,000 casualties. But despite fighting as intense and as violent as any other conflict since World War Two, Korea has always been history's 'Forgotten War'. '...US commanders repeatedly, and without ambiguity, ordered forces under their control to target and kill Korean refugees caught on the battlefield.' While atrocities conducted both by North and South Korean forces have already been documented, recently a much darker side to the US involvement in the Korean War has begun to emerge. It casts a shadow over the conduct of US forces during the conflict, particularly of officers and generals in command. Declassified military documents recently found in the US National Archives show clearly how US commanders repeatedly, and without ambiguity, ordered forces under their control to target and kill Korean refugees caught on the battlefield. More disturbing still have been the published testimonies of Korean survivors who recall such killings, and the frank accounts of those American veterans brave enough to admit involvement.

9. BBC - History - The Korean War: An Overview
The american troops hurriedly sent from occupation duties in Japan fared badly against superior North korean troops, but just as it seemed that the war was over
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By Michael Hickey The Cold War turned hot for the first time in the Korean peninsula in the mid-1950s. Michael Hickey provides an overview of the so-called 'forgotten war'. Page 1 of 5 1. Introduction 2. China's intervention 3. Stalemate 4. The aftermath ... Print entire article Introduction At the mid-point of a century that had already seen two appallingly destructive and costly global conflicts, a savage war broke out in a remote country at the extremity of the Asian landmass. During the world war of 1939-45, the future of the Japanese empire was decided at Allied summit meetings. In the short term, pending the return of Korean independence, Korea, a Japanese colony since 1910, was to be occupied north of the 38th parallel by Soviet Russia. To the south, a United States military administration under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur would control the area from its headquarters in Tokyo. In the North, the Soviets backed a Stalinist regime under their client Kim Il-sung and created the North Korean Peoples' Army, equipped with Russian tanks and artillery. In the South, the chaotic political situation resulted in an American-backed administration under the presidency of Syngman Rhee, whose openly declared aim was the imposition of national unity by force. As a result of this stance, the American-trained South Korean army was limited to a lightly armed gendarmerie, lacking tanks, combat aircraft and all but a small amount of field artillery.

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11. Korean War History Guide .. The History Beat
When Black is Burned A oral history study of African-american soldiers serving in the US Army during the korean war and the desegregation of Army units.
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12. PinkMonkey.com American History Study Guide-Section 11. 7 The Korean War
in 1973, which brought one of the longest and the most tragic war fought in american history. During the period after the korean war, american people had to
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13. When Black Is Burned--Body
A oral history study of Africanamerican soldiers serving in the US Army during the korean war and the desegregation of Army units.
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Even though Harry S. Truman ordered that the armed forces were to desegregate at the beginning of the Korean War, most branches save for the infant U.S. Air Force still had segregated units. For most of the soldiers who were black, that meant that they were to go through basic training in a segregated environment from the beginning:
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11.6 The Cold war Abroad 11.7 The korean war 11.8 The abroad 11.14 The Threat of Nuclear war 11.15 The Of Influential Persons In The Course Of american history.
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15. Korean History On-Line
of the Officers, Crew and Passengers of the american Schooner General Paul Noll s korean war Memoirs Cpl. The korean Diaspora in Uzbekistan Marks of a history;
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17. American Merchant Marine - Korean War
Discusses how the United States Merchant Marine supported the war effort in Korea. Includes a detailed bibliography, a list of Merchant Ships in the war zone, and histories of several ships and crews that sailed in the war zone.
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DURING THE KOREAN WAR The story of the SS MEREDITH VICTORY, a saga of one of the most spectacular rescue operations in American maritime history. The story of the SS ROBIN GRAY The story of the LANE VICTORY SITE INDEX Bibliography RELATED LINKS ... http://www.USMM.org/koreaships.html The United States will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Korean War in 2003. The Department of Defense has established a Commemorative Committee to develop plans, programs, and information from all service branches to assure that the those Americans who served in that conflict will be appropriately honored. The Committee has asked the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide information on the role of the American merchant marine and the mariners who served in that conflict. The agency has undertaken research of its historic records and documents available on the role of the merchant marine during the conflict to help ensure that a complete and accurate record is available. We invite anyone with information, photographs or memorabilia to share it. We are also interested in oral and written accounts of incidents recalled from that war. Your assistance will help us develop an accurate, historic account that recognizes and honors the importance of the U.S. merchant marine and the mariners who served in the finest traditions of the sea.

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A review of and excerpts from Ed Evanhoe's Dark Moon , a history of the american guerrilla and intelligence operations in Korea. Includes a chronology of covert actions during the korean war.
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Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
by Ed Evanhoe - A Book Review With the recent lifting of US military service secrecy restrictions on the Korean War veterans and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) declassification of Korean War secrets, certain aspects of the war hidden hit herto from the American public have begun to emerge. During the last two years, several important sources have emerged including:
  • CCRAK (Combined Command Reconnaissance Activities - Korea) archives available at the US National Archives.
  • The Dark Moon by Ed Evanhoe - an objective history of guerrilla and intelligence warfare in Korea.
  • White Tigers: memoirs of Col. Plume who advised the Donkey 4 (a.k.a. White Tigers) - a North Korean partisan unit.
  • How Many Times Do I Die? - An autobiography of Col. Donald Nichols, the man responsible for organizing and directing Rhee's "anti-red" covert actions in S Korea from 1948 to 1957.
  • Eyewitness: A N Korean Remembers - memoirs of a teen-age N Korean student volunteer in the US intelligence services.

19. Korean War History
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The causes of the Korean War have always been vague in history. Declassified U.S. government documents and histories became available in the 1980s. Historians also used official papers from the archives of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. These included some five hundred previously secret diplomatic messages given by the Russian government to South Korea in 1994. Many historical investigators also conducted interviews with participants from China and the Soviet Union. On August 6, 1945, the first A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. More than 80,000 Japanese civilians were killed in one blast. Two days later, on August 8, the USSR declared war on Japan. Over one and half million Russian soldiers and 5,500 tanks and artillery invaded Manchuria and reached the Korean border in less than two weeks. Soviet marines occupied Manchuria and the Chinese 8th Army took over villages and small towns. Chiang's KMT troops took over large cities in Manchuria from the Soviets as part of an agreement between Stalin and Chiang Kai Shek. Chiang's troops and US soldiers provided safe havens to Japanese civilians. bodyOffer(5722) On August 9, 1945 the second A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Japanese authorities in Korea began to transfer power to Korean leaders. On Aug. 10 and 11 Colonel Charles H. Bonesteel and Lt. Colonel Dean Rusk formulated General Order No. 1. James Bymes (US Secretary of State) instructed the colonels to draw up a borderline as far north as possible. The colonels were unable to find a good map of Korea and used a small wall map of the Far East. Lt. Col. Rusk found the 38th parallel on the tiny map. A young junior officer determined the fate of the Korean people. Stalin accepted the 38th parallel and ordered all Russian units already in S Korea to pull back north of the 38th.

20. Korean War (1950–1953)
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    North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea (June 25). UN calls for cease-fire and asks UN members to assist South Korea (June 27). Truman orders U.S. forces into Korea (June 27). North Koreans capture Seoul (June 28). Gen. Douglas MacArthur designated commander of unified UN forces (July 8). capture Pyongyang, North Korean capital (Oct.). Chinese Communists enter war (Oct. 26), force UN retreat toward 39th parallel (Dec.). Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway replaces MacArthur after he threatens Chinese with massive retaliation (April 11). Armistice negotiations (July) continue with interruptions until June 1953. Armistice signed (July 27). Chinese troops withdraw from North Korea (Oct. 26, 1958)

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