03548nam 2200829 a 450 991077842310332120070605083211.0979-84-00-67616-11-282-40629-997866124062940-313-02771-410.5040/9798400676161(CKB)1000000000807198(EBL)497031(OCoLC)540741247(SSID)ssj0001650403(PQKBManifestationID)16424159(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001650403(PQKBWorkID)14976203(PQKB)10725448(SSID)ssj0000339617(PQKBManifestationID)12134764(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339617(PQKBWorkID)10341479(PQKB)11654359(Au-PeEL)EBL497031(CaPaEBR)ebr10346968(CaONFJC)MIL240629(MiAaPQ)EBC497031(OCoLC)68624135(DLC)BP9798400676161BC(EXLCZ)99100000000080719820060508e20062024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Korean War[electronic resource] /Paul M. EdwardsWestport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2006.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (239 p.)American soldiers' livesThe Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-33248-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-196) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; 1 Overview; 2 Phases and Campaigns; 3 Preparing to Fight; 4 Learning to Be a Soldier; 5 Learning to Fight with World War II Weapons; 6 Life on the Front; 7 Care of the Wounded and the Dead; 8 Away from the Front Lines: Division Rear and the Train; 9 View of Friend and Enemy; 10 Media, Morale, and Myths; 11 Carrying On; 12 Coming Home; 13 Remembering War; 14 Conclusion: Inheritances and Myths; Bibliography; IndexDespite the American tendency to bypass it, the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 was a watershed in American history. It was in Korea, for the first time, that the United States committed its armed forces to limiting an expansion, by Communist forces, which many believed was designed to take over the world; it was also the first war that a world organization, the United Nations, played a military role. The conflict in Korea was a war that was fought in hardship and danger by the grunt, the man and woman in the field, bringing an end to the myth that possession of an atomic bomb made conventional wGreenwood Press "Daily life through history" series.American soldiers' lives.Korean War, 1950-1953Korean War, 1950-1953Participation, AmericanUnited StatesArmed ForcesHistoryKorean War, 1950-1953.Korean War, 1950-1953Participation, American.951.904/2373Edwards Paul M1182305DLCDLCBAKERUKMC#PCOOBTCTAYDXCPOCLPULDLCBOOK9910778423103321The Korean War3816489UNINA