William Stueck: 2 books
The Korean War
An International History
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 1997
This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the United Nations, presenting a detailed narrative...
The Road to Confrontation
American Policy toward China and Korea
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Concentrating on U.S. concerns for credibility abroad, Stueck uses recently declassified documents and many interviews to analyze the origins of the Sino-American confrontation in Korea in late 1950. He demonstrates how personalities (Secretary of State Marshall and General MacArthur) and bureaucracies...