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"Emphasis is placed on the discrete interests of each state and on the manipulation of the United Nations by the United States. The controversial role played by General Douglas MacArthur is discussed - with due acknowledgement made of the shared aims of the president, Harry S. Truman, and MacArthur in the early stages of the war, as well as the more famous disagreement between the two men culminating in Truman's dismissal of MacArthur. The reasons why the armistice negotiations extended over a two-year period are assessed, together with discussion of the failure to secure a full peace settlement, following the signing of an armistice in July 1953."--BOOK JACKET.

The impressive Second Edition of this standard study incorporates important new evidence on the origins of the war from Chinese and Russian archives. It reveals that Stalin encouraged the attack on South Korea, but also confirms that the original initiative came from North Korea. Peter Lowe has also written an extended conclusion with a discussion of the Koreas in the late 1990s, and the challenges involved in securing their reunification.

Remarkable insights into the profound Japanese concern 'for defending the cherished Japanese values amid an era of fantastic change', writes Peter Lowe.

This volume provides a reassessment of British policy in South-East Asia from 1945 to 1965, focusing on the challenges of responding effectively to the growth of nationalism and the rise of communism.

2000, gift of Dr. Marion C. Anderson.