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200 14$aThe will to win $eAmerican military advisors in Korea, 1946-1953 /$fBryan R. Gibby
210   $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2012
215   $a1 online resource (393 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe 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.
330   $aThe 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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