The Will to Win : American Military Advisors in Korea, 1946-1953.

The Will to Win : American Military Advisors in Korea, 1946-1953.

The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean ar...

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Main Author: Gibby, Bryan R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 2012.
Subjects:
United States. > Military Advisory Group in Korea.
Korea (South). > Yukkun.
Korea (South). > Yukkun
United States. > Military Advisory Group in Korea
1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, American.
Military assistance, American > Korea (South)
HISTORY > Military > Korean War.
Military assistance, American
Military participation > American
Korea (South)
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Summary:The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean army and their US advisors to the traditional narrative of this "forgotten war." The work also demonstrates the difficulties inherent in national reconstruction, focusing on barriers in culture and society, and the effects of rapid decolonization combined with intense nationalism and.
Physical Description:1 online resource (393 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817386115
0817386114
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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