The Hidden History of the Korean War : 1950-1951.
Title:
The Hidden History of the Korean War : 1950-1951.
Author:
Stone, I. F.
ISBN:
9781497655157
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (545 pages)
Series:
Forbidden Bookshelf ; v.8
Forbidden Bookshelf
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Introduction -- Introduction -- Map of Korea -- Preface by Bruce Cumings -- Author's Preface -- HOW THE WAR BEGAN -- 1. Was It a Surprise? -- 2. The Silence of Seoul -- 3. Connally's Warning -- 4. The Role of John Foster Dulles -- 5. Chiang's Pilgrimage -- 6. Time Was Short -- 7. The Stage Was Set -- 8. "… Only in Very Rough Outline Form" -- 9. Willoughby Exposes MacArthur -- 10. "The Best Army in Asia" -- THE U.N. GETS A COMMANDER IT CAN'T COMMAND -- 11. Classic Incident -- 12. Stampeding the United Nations -- 13. MacArthur's Blank Check -- 14. MacArthur and Mack Sennett -- 15. Peace Alarums -- HATING WAR BUT FEARING PEACE -- 16. Reversal on the Parallel -- 17. Free Elections? -- 18. First Warnings -- 19. The U.N.'s Dilemma -- 20. A Sudden Change in Plans -- 21. Mystery at Wake Island -- CORDIAL INVITATION - TO DISASTER -- 22. Twin Dangers -- 23. Mr. Truman Keeps Cool -- 24. The China Lobby Responds -- 25. Peking Suspects -- 26. Home-By-Christmas -- 27. Danger on the Thames -- 28. Anti-Peace Offensive -- PHANTOM WARFARE -- 29. The Enemy Was Horrid -- 30. … Like a Poorly Made Fire -- 31. Phantom Battle -- 32. Seoul Abandoned Again -- WAR AS POLITICS -- 33. Hiding the Lull -- 34. Lost and Found -- 35. The Deadly Parallel Again -- 36. MacArthur Upsets the Applecart -- STALEMATE AND TRUCE TALKS -- 37. Why MacArthur Was Fired -- 38. "Every Time Stalin Smiles" -- 39. Cease-Fire Switch -- 40. Ridgway Stands "Firm" -- 41. Postponing Peace Again -- 42. "The Dreaded Softening Process" -- 43. Talks on Whether to Talk -- 44. Ridgway's Own Iron Curtain -- 45. Atrocities to the Rescue -- 46. Weird Statistics -- 47. Six Months of Futile Slaughter -- 48. Van Fleet Sums Up -- APPENDIX -- References -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright Page.
Abstract:
Journalistic icon I. F. Stone's courageous, controversial book both raises and answers troubling questions about this forgotten war; now with a new introduction by Bruce Cumings "Much about the Korean War is still hidden, and much will long remain hidden. I believe I have succeeded in throwing new light on its origins." -From the author's preface In 1945 US troops arrived in Korea for what would become America's longest-lasting conflict. While history books claim without equivocation that the war lasted from 1950 to 1953, those who have actually served there know better. By closely analyzing US intelligence before June 25, 1950 (the war's official start), and the actions of key players like John Foster Dulles, General Douglas MacArthur, and Chiang Kai-shek, the great investigative reporter I. F. Stone demolishes the official story of America's "forgotten war" by shedding new light on the tangled sequence of events that led to it. The Hidden History of the Korean War was first published in 1952-during the Korean War-and then republished during the Vietnam War. In the 1990s, documents from the former Soviet archives became available, further illuminating this controversial period in history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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