Hickey, Michael,  1929- <br/><br/>
The Korean War :  the West confronts communism, 1950-1953 / 
Michael Hickey. 
 - London :  John Murray,  1999. 
 - xii, 397 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-385) and index. 
<br/><br/> "This book tells the full story of the first, and critical, test by the Communist bloc of Western military resolve. Instead of concentrating wholly on the American involvement which was of course dominant, Michael Hickey also sets in context the contributions - many of them quite out of proportion to the size of their contingents - of the other nations that answered the UN call and sent troops in response to the North Koreans' surprise attack. Altogether some 100,000 British troops served, together with proportionate numbers from Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey and elsewhere. Despite problems of culture and logistics, these troops' participation was often crucially important. The Republic of Korea's own army also became steadily more formidable under tough American training."--Jacket 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0719555590 9780719555596 0719561507 9780719561504 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9937969  bnb GB99Z6551  bnb GBA0Z2144  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1950-1953 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Korean War, 1950-1953.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS918  / .H53