Complete History of the Korean War   by WADA Haruki March 2002, 210 x 148 mm, 530 pp, JPY6,600 The Korean War continues to contain many puzzles that stir debate, even 50 years after it began. Not confined to one corner of Asia; American, Chinese and Soviet Union participation internationalized its impact. Increasing American-Soviet polarization, the war decisively influenced the formation of the Cold War era. Thus in an overview of 20th century history, the war's importance cannot be overstated. New materials released after the end of the Cold War have enabled a great leap forward to occur in the level of research on the Korean War. What caused war to break out in the first place? What roles did Stalin, Mao and Kim Il Sung and other leaders play in the process leading to war? This is the first work to attempt to answer the many heretof0re unasked questions related to the war by a one of Japan's leading modern historians. Basing his research on materials only recently made public in Korea, Russia, China and elsewhere, this groundbreaking work describes the entire aspect of the war from a wide viewpoint. Contents Foreword Chapter 1 The Crisis of 1949 Chapter 2   North Korea Facing the Outbreak of War Chapter 3   The North Korean Army's Attack Chapter 4   The US/Korean Armies' Northern Push and the Entrance of the Chinese Army into the Conflict Chapter 5   War During Ceasefire Negotiations Chapter 6   The War in its Third Year Chapter 7   Ceasefire Chapter 8   Northeast Asia after the Korean War Maps Bibliography Name Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR WADA Haruki was born in 1938 in Osaka, and graduated from the Department of Literature at Tokyo University. He served as Director of the Institute of Social Science at Tokyo University through March, 1998. He is presently Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University. He specializes in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, and Modern Korea. His other publications on Korea include The Korean War, North Korea — A Guerilla State Today (Iwanami Shoten), Kim Il Sung and the anti-Japanese War in Manchuria, To My Friend in the South, To My Friend in the North — the Situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Problem.