After more than two years of bitter negotiations during which combatants civilians continued to suffer casualties; the Korean armistice was concluded in July 1953. Focusing on the Americans formulation of negotiating positions on their attempts to coordinate political goals with military tactics; Rosemary Foot here charts the tortuous path to peace offers a new explanation for the agonizing length of the talks. She also takes into account the role of the Western allies the Indian; South Korean; North Korean; Chinese governments as she examines the complex international setting in which the armistice took place.
#134280 in Books Holmes; Michael W. (EDT) 2006-11-01 2006-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .84 x 6.00l; 1.17 #File Name: 0801031087336 pages
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