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Autore |
Gibby Bryan R |
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The will to win : American military advisors in Korea, 1946-1953 / / Bryan R. Gibby |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, American |
Military assistance, American - Korea (South) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The American occupation, September 1945-December 1946 -- The war of subversion, 1947-1948 -- The limited war, 1949-1950 -- The evolving structure and functions of the military missions, 1948-1950 -- 6-2-5 : invasion and survival -- The Chinese offensives, 1950-1951 -- Reformation : a new KMAG trains an army, summer 1951-summer 1952 -- Redemption : a new Korean army at war -- The test of battle : the summer offensives, may-july 1953 -- Shrimp among whales : assessing the advisory missions, 1946-1953 -- Appendix A. Korean War chronology -- Appendix B. Lieutenant General John Hodge's statement to the Korean people -- Appendix C. U.S. IX Corps citation, ROK Capital Division, 1953 -- Appendix D. Republic of Korea presidential unit citation, 1952 -- Appendix E. Republic of Korea presidential unit citation, 1953. |
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The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean army and their US advisors to the traditional narrative of this "forgotten war." The work also demonstrates the difficulties inherent in national reconstruction, focusing on barriers in culture and society, and the effects of rapid decolonization combined with in |
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