The Wrong War: American Policy and the Dimensions of the Korean Conflict, 1950-1953

by Rosemary Foot

Book Overview

In 1951, General Omar Bradley declared publicly that war with China would involve the United States "in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy." Despite the stated intent of the U.S. to keep the Korean conflict from spreading, the debate on extending the war was far more intense and protracted than previous accounts of this period have suggested.

Concentrating on the debate over expansion, Rosemary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501772066
• ISBN13: 9781501772061
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"