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" The mistaken history of the Korean War : "
Paul M. Edwards.
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BL
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850710
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Edwards, Paul M.
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The mistaken history of the Korean War : : what we got wrong then and now /\ Paul M. Edwards.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, North Carolina :: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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xi, 186 pages ;; 22 cm
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147667048X
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: 9781476670485
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9781476630779
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and index.
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| Contents
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Reluctant to call it war -- Post-traumatic perseverance -- Getting it straight -- Failed expectations -- Memory mistakes minimize mission -- No one was invited to the parade -- The shock of No Gun Ri -- The infidelity of the storytellers -- Brainwashed, yes, but who? -- Conclusion.
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"Intense propaganda and limited press coverage during the Korean War, coupled with vague objectives and an incomplete victory, resulted in a popular narrative of partial truth and factual omission. Battlefield stories--essentially true but often missing significant information--added an element of myth. Drawing on a range of sources, the author reexamines the war's causes, costs and outcomes"--
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Korean War, 1950-1953-- Historiography.
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Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Historiography.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Korean War.
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Koreakrieg
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| Dewey Classification
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951.904/2
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DS918.E364 2018
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