United States Army in the Korean War - Policy and Direction: The First Year

Abstract

This book is intended to elucidate United States policy during the Korean War and to describe the strategies and command methods by which that policy was carried out. The major decisions that determined the United States course in Korea and continued to influence the nation's responses to Communist aggression during the two decades that followed were taken during the first twelve months of the Korean fighting. Although the war continued for another two years, no significant change was made in the policy developed between President Truman's decision to intervene in June 1950 and the beginning of Armistice negotiations at Kaesong in July 1951. This book concentrates on that initial period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA353574

Entities

People

  • James F. Schnabel

Organizations

  • United States Army Center of Military History

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military History
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.