Contents -- Preface -- PART I Historical Background and General References -- 1 Introduction and General References on the Korean War -- 2 The Origins of the Cold War, 1945- 1950: Historical Interpretations -- 3 United States Policy in Asia and Korea -- PART II International Aspects of the Korean War -- 4 The United Nations and Korea -- 5 Canada and the Korean War -- 6 Great Britain and the Korean War -- 7 Australia, New Zealand, and the Korean War -- 8 Japan and the Korean War -- 9 The Korean Scholars on the Korean War -- PART III China, the Soviet Union, and the Korean War -- 10 Sino- Soviet Historiography and Research Materials -- 11 Chinese Policy and the Korean War -- 12 The Soviet Union and the Korean War -- PART IV Military Aspects of the Korean War -- 13 The U. S. Army in the Korean War -- 14 Air Force Sources: Rethinking the Air War -- 15 The U. S. Navy and Marines in the Korean War -- 16 Truman and Eisenhower: Strategic Options for Atomic War and Diplomacy in Korea -- PART V The Unification Struggle after the Korean War -- 17 KoreaÌs Unification Struggle -- PART VI The U. S. Home Front and the Korean War -- 18 Introduction and General Culture during the Korean War -- 19 Congress during the Korean War -- 20 Disloyalty Charges and McCarthyism -- 21 Public Opinion and the Korean War -- 22 The Status of Women and Minorities -- 23 Cinema and Television in the Early 1950s -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.