THE KOREAN WAR

Author: Brian Catchpole

Publisher: Robinson Publishing

Year published: 2001

Pagination: 386pp ills

Condition: New in card cover

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In June 1950 North Korea invaded the South. This book recounts these military operations, the war on the ground as well as the UN naval superiority and the importance of air power. It also explains the diplomatic background of international relations between China and the West, the communist propaganda in the north, the issue of prisoners-of-war, the talks leading to armistice and the creation of the demilitarized zone. The war enabled the UN to act in an official capacity to defend a state under military attack, but it did not enhance its reputation for resolving international disputes.