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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy - Volume III 1951-1953 The Korean War Part Two (Paperback)
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy - Volume III 1951-1953 The Korean War Part Two (Paperback)
Series: History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 3
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At the time it was fought, the war in Korea was unique in recent
American military experience. Unlike World Wars I and II, which
were vigorously prosecuted on the battlefield until the enemy
surrendered unconditionally, the Korean conflict ended without
clear-cut military victory for either side. It was fought with
limited means for limited objectives. In fact, political efforts to
resolve the conflict at the negotiating table predominated during
the last two years of the conflict. During this period, neither
side sought a decision by military means. The conflict in Korea
also was an important milestone in the "cold war" relations between
the Communist and non-Communist nations. By launching an unprovoked
attack on a militarily insignificant country located in an area
where none of their vital interests were involved, the Communists
appeared to leaders of the non-Communist states to be giving proof
of their aggressive designs for world domination. As a result, the
United States reversed the policy of reducing its military
establishment and launched an impressive expansion of its armed
forces. At the same time, the United States joined with its North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners to create a military
command for the alliance and to incorporate German forces in it. In
the Far East, the United States also acted to shore up the defenses
of the non-Communist world by entering into treaties with Australia
and New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and
Nationalist China. The Korean War provided the first wartime test
for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting as part of the machinery set
up by the National Security Act of 1947 and its 1949 amendment. In
this capacity, they provided strategic direction to the United
Nations (UN) forces in the field and were the agency by with
President Truman exercised overall control of war strategy. When
the focus shifted from combat to armistice negotiations, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff continued to play an active role. They participated
in all the key decisions taken during negotiations, and they
provided the channel of communications between the Government in
Washington and Commander in Chief, United Nations Command
(CINCUNC), and his armistice negotiating team in Korea. The focus
of this volume is, naturally, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But as
they were not acting in a vacuum, it has been necessary to describe
the context in which they functioned. To this end, the actions of
the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense concerning
overall military strategy and armistice negotiations have been
described in some detail. In addition, the consequences of these
actions, on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, have been
sketched in broad outline.
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