The Korean War / Paul M. Edwards.

Despite the American tendency to bypass it, the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 was a watershed in American history. It was in Korea, for the first time, that the United States committed its armed forces to limiting an expansion, by Communist forces, which many believed was designed to take over the wo...

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Main Author: Edwards, Paul M.
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Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Series:Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series. American soldiers' lives.
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