The Korean War The Fight Across The 38th Parallel Jeremy P Maxwell by Jeremy P. Maxwell 9781782749929, 1782749926 instant download after payment.

A gripping account of the first armed conflict in the Cold War.
Features not only the political war, but the conflict waged through propaganda, science and culture.
Includes 150 colour and b/w photographs, maps and artworks.More: The Korean War was the first open conflict of the Cold War. Just five
years after the end of World War II, the unresolved divisions between
South Korea, backed by the US, and North Korea, supported by the Soviet
Union and China, erupted into armed conflict when North Korean troops
poured south across the border in June 1950. Although South Korea
received the armed support of the US, within months these were cornered
in the tip of the Korean Peninsula. A later invasion pushed the North
Korea troops back north, but, again, the US and South Korean troops were
surprised by a North Korean and Chinese attack. After that, the war
would descend into a lengthy battle of attrition and Seoul would change
hands four times. Ultimately, 21 countries of the United Nations,
including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada,
Australia and Turkey supported South Korea in the conflict. The result
of the conflict saw the border return to where it was before fighting
broke out: the 38th Parallel. The Korean War is a fascinating account of
this conflict, from its causes in the history of the Far East and the
early Cold War through to battles such as Inchon, from the war in the
air to the war of attrition, and from the descent into stalemate to the
diplomacy that brought about its end. Accessibly written, The Korean War
is a highly illustrated, balanced account of the political, military
and ideological conflict.