ASHGATE RESEARCH COMPANION 'stem ng or Contents signs List of Maps,Figures,and Tables 年 Notes on Contributors List of Acronyms Introduction Donald W.Boose,Jr.and James I.Matray PARTI POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND PARTICIPANTS 1 Prelude to Conflict,1910-1948 9 Boram Yi w. 2 South Korea 23 Jinwung Kim 83- North Korea 35 m Hakjoon Kim The United States 49 642 Steven Casey The People's Republic of China 61 Yafeng Xia 6 Britain and the Commonwealth 73 Robert Barnes 7 The Soviet Union 85 Kathryn Weathersby 8 The United Nations 97 William A.Taylor PART II TACTICS,EQUIPMENT,AND LOGISTICS 9 The Ground Wars,1948-1953 111 Allan R.Millett