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Fearing the worst : how Korea transformed the Cold War, Samuel F. Wells, Jr

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"The Worst Case considers how the Cold War and its shape as a strategic confrontation between two superpowers flowed from the Korean War. The book examines the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, each superpower's relations with its allies, and the roles of technology, intelligence, and domestic politics in the decisions of the key nations. The United States reluctantly funded massive increases in nuclear weapons, strategic bombers, and nuclear submarines because the leaders of the Truman administration concluded that Stalin was prepared to start World War III to advance his interests in Asia and Europe. In the absence of any reliable intelligence on Soviet or Chinese decision-making, the key people in the administration accepted the worst case as a real possibility, and prepared for it. What they did not know is that Stalin was working consistently to avoid war with the United States, that Mao was not a puppet of Moscow but had his own ambitious agenda in Asia, and that Kim Il-sung had convinced Stalin that he could produce a low-cost victory in Korea that would give the Soviet Union warm-water ports and a reliable client state strategically positioned to influence Japan and the states of Southeast Asia. Through materials from archives and previously restricted published materials in Russia, China, and North Korea that have become accessible in recent years, The Worst Case provides insights into the reasons behind choices made by leaders in the communist countries to add to the well-researched records on the Western side"--
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eng
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xiv, 586 pages
Contents
  • Stalin Endorses War in Asia
  • Kim Il-sung Plans an Attack
  • Truman Consolidates US Commitments
  • Joseph McCarthy Sells the Politics of Fear
  • Paul Nitze Sounds the Tocsin
  • North Korea Drives South
  • Truman Reverses Policy
  • Douglas MacArthur Gambles and Wins
  • Mao Zedong Intervenes Massively
  • Peng Dehuai and Matthew Ridgway Fight to a Stalemate
  • George C. Marshall and Robert Lovett Guide a US Buildup
  • Dean Acheson Leads the Defense of Europe
  • Andrei Tupolev Creates a Strategic Bomber Force
  • Curtis LeMay Builds the Strategic Air Command
  • Igor Kurchatov Develops Soviet Nuclear Weapons
  • Walter Bedell Smith Reforms and Expands the CIA
  • Korea Transforms the Cold War
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9780231192743
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Fearing the worst : how Korea transformed the Cold War
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Fearing the worst
Title remainder
how Korea transformed the Cold War
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Samuel F. Wells, Jr
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How Korea transformed the Cold War
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Language
eng
Summary
"The Worst Case considers how the Cold War and its shape as a strategic confrontation between two superpowers flowed from the Korean War. The book examines the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, each superpower's relations with its allies, and the roles of technology, intelligence, and domestic politics in the decisions of the key nations. The United States reluctantly funded massive increases in nuclear weapons, strategic bombers, and nuclear submarines because the leaders of the Truman administration concluded that Stalin was prepared to start World War III to advance his interests in Asia and Europe. In the absence of any reliable intelligence on Soviet or Chinese decision-making, the key people in the administration accepted the worst case as a real possibility, and prepared for it. What they did not know is that Stalin was working consistently to avoid war with the United States, that Mao was not a puppet of Moscow but had his own ambitious agenda in Asia, and that Kim Il-sung had convinced Stalin that he could produce a low-cost victory in Korea that would give the Soviet Union warm-water ports and a reliable client state strategically positioned to influence Japan and the states of Southeast Asia. Through materials from archives and previously restricted published materials in Russia, China, and North Korea that have become accessible in recent years, The Worst Case provides insights into the reasons behind choices made by leaders in the communist countries to add to the well-researched records on the Western side"--
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Wells, Samuel F.
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non fiction
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  • World politics
  • World politics
  • Cold War
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Korea
  • United States
  • United States
  • Soviet Union
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Military policy
  • Military relations
  • Strategic aspects of individual places
  • World politics
  • Korea
  • Soviet Union
  • United States
  • Koreakrieg
  • Ost-West-Konflikt
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Fearing the worst : how Korea transformed the Cold War, Samuel F. Wells, Jr
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Stalin Endorses War in Asia -- Kim Il-sung Plans an Attack -- Truman Consolidates US Commitments -- Joseph McCarthy Sells the Politics of Fear -- Paul Nitze Sounds the Tocsin -- North Korea Drives South -- Truman Reverses Policy -- Douglas MacArthur Gambles and Wins -- Mao Zedong Intervenes Massively -- Peng Dehuai and Matthew Ridgway Fight to a Stalemate -- George C. Marshall and Robert Lovett Guide a US Buildup -- Dean Acheson Leads the Defense of Europe -- Andrei Tupolev Creates a Strategic Bomber Force -- Curtis LeMay Builds the Strategic Air Command -- Igor Kurchatov Develops Soviet Nuclear Weapons -- Walter Bedell Smith Reforms and Expands the CIA -- Korea Transforms the Cold War
Control code
1117312830
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 586 pages
Isbn
9780231192743
Lccn
2019028614
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Other control number
40029794689
Other physical details
illustrations
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(OCoLC)1117312830
Label
Fearing the worst : how Korea transformed the Cold War, Samuel F. Wells, Jr
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Stalin Endorses War in Asia -- Kim Il-sung Plans an Attack -- Truman Consolidates US Commitments -- Joseph McCarthy Sells the Politics of Fear -- Paul Nitze Sounds the Tocsin -- North Korea Drives South -- Truman Reverses Policy -- Douglas MacArthur Gambles and Wins -- Mao Zedong Intervenes Massively -- Peng Dehuai and Matthew Ridgway Fight to a Stalemate -- George C. Marshall and Robert Lovett Guide a US Buildup -- Dean Acheson Leads the Defense of Europe -- Andrei Tupolev Creates a Strategic Bomber Force -- Curtis LeMay Builds the Strategic Air Command -- Igor Kurchatov Develops Soviet Nuclear Weapons -- Walter Bedell Smith Reforms and Expands the CIA -- Korea Transforms the Cold War
Control code
1117312830
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 586 pages
Isbn
9780231192743
Lccn
2019028614
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40029794689
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1117312830

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