Record details

• ISBN: 0780807669
• ISBN: 9780780807662
• Physical Description: pages cm.
• Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., [2004]
• Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

[Part 1] Narrative Overview: "Land of the morning calm" -- The aftermath of World War II -- Invasion and United Nations response -- U.S. forces move in -- The Inchon Invasion -- The liberation of Seoul -- Enter the Chinese -- Changes in command -- Two years of bloody stalemate -- Attrocities of the Korean War -- The legacy of the Korean War. [Part 2] Biographies: Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Kim Il Sung -- Douglas MacArthur -- Syngman Rhee -- Matthew P. Ridgway -- Harry S. Truman. [Part 3] Primary Sources: -- President Harry S. Truman explains "The Truman Doctrine" -- United Nations Security Council Resolution, June 25, 1950 -- United Nations Security Council Resolution, June 27, 1950 -- President Truman reacts to North Korean Invasion -- Secretary Pace recalls the Korean War -- United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 -- CIA analysis of the Invasion of South Korea -- Troop recollections from the early days of the War -- Supply difficulties during the Korean War -- Defeat at Chosin Reservoir -- President Truman's radio report to the American people on Korea and on U.S. policy in the Far East -- One U.S. soldier's POW experience -- "Our mistakes in Korea" by Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall.

Study Program Information Note:

Accelerated Reader AR UG 11.1 9 88426.

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