The Korean War

An International History

By (author) Wada Haruki

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Publication date:

29 March 2018

Length of book:

422 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781538116425

Although sixty-five years have passed since the armistice, the Korean conflict has never really ended. Tensions remain high on the peninsula as Washington and Pyongyang, as well as Seoul and Pyongyang, continue to face off. It is even more timely now to address the origins of the Korean War, the nature of the confrontation, and the ways in which it affects the geopolitical landscape of Northeast Asia and the Pacific region. With his unmatched ability to draw on sources from every country involved, Wada paints a rich and full portrait of a conflict that continues to generate controversy.

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Romanization and Expression of Names
Preface to the Updated Edition: The Korean War and the Danger of a New Northeast Asia War
Preface: The Korean War: Its Origins and Legacy
Introduction: The Korean War: Its Origins and Legacy
Chapter 1: Two States and Unification by Force
Chapter 2: North Korea Goes to War
Chapter 3: Attack
Chapter 4: US-ROK Forces Reach the Yalu and China Enters the War
Chapter 5: Fighting while Negotiating
Chapter 6: The Third Year
Chapter 7: The Armistice
Chapter 8: Postwar Northeast Asia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Wada Haruki, the doyen of international history in Japan, presents an engrossing new take on the Korean War, based on his reading of Korean, Russian, and Chinese as well as U.S. and Japanese sources. Wada's book is an outstanding addition to the literature on the war and a useful corrective to the many accounts that focus primarily on the American role.