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The US, the UN and the Korean War - Communism in the Far East and the American Struggle for Hegemony in the Cold War (Hardcover)
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The US, the UN and the Korean War - Communism in the Far East and the American Struggle for Hegemony in the Cold War (Hardcover)
Series: Library of Modern American History
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Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the
significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war
world. The policy of containment was formed, China was established
as an important military power, and the US increased its military
expenditure fourfold as a result of a conflict which killed over
33,000 Americans. What has been less appreciated is the role played
by the United Nations and the British Commonwealth in influencing
US strategy at this time of crisis: the Truman administration
invested time and effort into gaining UN approval for the conflict
in Korea, and the course of the war was adapted to keep UN allies,
often holding crucial strategic positions in other Cold War
theatres, in tow. Robert Barnes develops a fresh perspective on
these fluctuating relationships, the tensions between Washington
and its British Commonwealth allies and their impact on the
direction of the conflict in order to challenge the common view
that the United States was able to use its dominant position within
the UN to pursue its Cold War ambitions with impunity. This
important new interpretation is supported by evidence from a wealth
of sources, from official government records to private papers and
memoirs written by the most important American and Commonwealth
personalities directly involved in shaping the UN's response to the
conflict. This study presents a thorough deconstruction of the
decision-making process behind US handling of the Korean War from
the outbreak of conflict in 1950 to the Geneva Conference of 1954.
This will be essential reading for students of International
Relations, Cold War Studies and modern History.
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