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Korean Showdown - National Policy and Military Strategy in a Limited War, 1951-1952 (Hardcover)
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Korean Showdown - National Policy and Military Strategy in a Limited War, 1951-1952 (Hardcover)
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A historical analysis of the policies and military strategies
applied during the Korean War stalemate period Korean Showdown:
National Policy and Military Strategy in a Limited War, 1951-1952
takes a holistic and integrative approach to strategy, operations,
and tactics during the Korean War's stalemate period and
demonstrates how these matters shaped each other and influenced, or
were influenced by, political and strategic policy decision-making.
Bryan R. Gibby offers an analysis of the major political and
military decisions affecting how the war was conducted
operationally and diplomatically by examining American, Chinese,
North Korean, and South Korean operations in the context of
fighting a limited war with limited means, but for objectives that
were not always limited in scope or ambition. The foundational
political decision was Harry Truman's voluntary repatriation
policy, which extended the war by up to eighteen months. Its
military counterpart was the American-led Operation Showdown, the
last deliberate military offensive to coerce concessions at the
negotiation table. Showdown's failure (and the Communists' own
equally disappointing military efforts) opened up new avenues for
solving the war short of a militarily imposed solution. Gibby's
research draws on primary sources from American, Korean, and
Chinese archives and publications. Many of these sources have not
yet been mined in diplomatic and military histories of the Korean
War. This innovative book also addresses a significant gap in the
study of Korean military operations-the linkage between ground and
air pressure campaigns, as well as the many Chinese and American
operations conducted to establish negotiation positions. Gibby also
explores many political and propagandist developments that assumed
great importance in the summer of 1952, such as prisoner of war
riots, the bombing of hydroelectric dams, and the South Korean
constitutional crisis, which significantly influenced American and
Chinese military decision-making. Ultimately, this volume serves as
a cautionary analysis of the limits of force, the necessity to
understand an adversary, and the importance of strategic consensus.
It also offers an effective case study on an underappreciated
period of civil-military tension during the Cold War and on how
civilian politicians and military leaders must collaborate to
determine a realistic and effective strategy.
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