The Coldest Winter: Who's Who [ Edited ]

[bentley]

There seem to be a lot on folks discussed and places named that may be unfamiliar to some and certainly many are to me. I thought that I would put together an on-line glossary/index of some of these folks with some urls to accompany them.

If anybody wants to add any information about any of the people, places or events cited, please feel free to do so here.

Regards,

Bentley

Message Edited by bentley on 09-28-2007 05:40 PM

[bentley]

Some of the following urls give a great deal more information regarding Dean Acheson:

First, The Truman Library:
The Oral History Interview with Dean Acheson

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/acheson.htm

Secondly, the Dean Acheson Papers in the Truman Library

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/acheson.htm

A write-up on Acheson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Acheson

Some interesting write-ups, blogs and photos from The Huffington Post regarding the Korean War, Dean Acheson and the book The Coldest Winter:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/Dean%20Acheson

Feel free to add any additional information or helpful urls regarding Dean Acheson and the role he played regarding the Korean War and/or any other topics of interest.

[bentley]

Probably one of the best places to get information on Harry Truman is from his Presidential Library:

There is quite a bit here with even a link to c-span:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/index.php

And this:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/index.htm

And this:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photos/av-photo.htm

Write-up on Truman:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman

US History.com

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1670.html

American Presidents Life Portrait:

http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=32

American Experience:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/33_truman/index.html

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"The country's nastiest little war" is what S.L.A. Marshall called the Korean War.

Fairly complete bibliography of Marshall's work etc.:

http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/marshall/biography1.htm#el%20paso%20page

The Ratio of Fire:

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1989/2/

History Net.com:

http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/korean_war/3034286.html?featured=y&c=y

Regarding Korea:

http://bevinalexander.com/korea/index.htm

Interesting article from the New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/07/12/040712fa_fact

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Regarding Chairman Mao:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong

Woodrow Wilson International Center:

Some interesting communications:

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=va2.browse&sort=Subject&item=Korea%2C...

More Communications - same source - Woodrow Wilson International Center:

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=va2.browse&sort=Collection&item=The%2...

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Arden Rowley of the Korean War Veterans Association:

http://photos.newszap.com/pages/photo_page.php?mm=1563845&gallery=309241

Korean War Veterans Association Account:

http://www.kwva.org/brief_account_of_the_korean_war.htm

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PBS:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/

Some urls on MacArthur:

http://members.tripod.com/~DARTO/macarthur/macarthur.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Macarthur

The MacArthur Memorial:

http://www.macarthurmemorial.org/

Recall of General MacArthur:

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/58.htm

The Official Site of the Medal of Honor:

http://www.medalofhonor.com/DouglasMacArthur.htm

History Biographies:

http://korea50.army.mil/history/biographies/macarthur.shtml

MacArthur's Farewell Speech to Congress:

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurfarewelladdress.htm

MacArthur Speech:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html

Farewell Speech to West Point:

http://www.nationalcenter.org/MacArthurFarewell.html

Other:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmacarthur.htm

Principles of Leadership:

http://www.leadershipnow.com/macarthurprinciples.html

MacArthur Film:

http://ihffilm.com/gendougmac.html

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CNN--InDepth: Korea at 50 - Korean War Anniversary:

http://robots.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/war.anniversary

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Korea

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"A Sour War."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averell_Harriman

http://www.feri.org/kiosk/profile.cfm?QID=2802

ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH AVERELL HARRIMAN (TRUMAN LIBRARY):

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/harriman.htm

PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM:

http://www.medaloffreedom.com/AverellHarriman.htm

RELATIONSHIP TO CHURCHILL W/PRIVATE LETTERS:

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/wc-hour.html

[jimmackin]

Bentley - Thanks for all the info. There's also one of my favorite bio's: David McCullough's TRUMAN. Cheers.

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jimmackin wrote:
Bentley - Thanks for all the info. There's also one of my favorite bio's: David McCullough's TRUMAN. Cheers.

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Very true and you are welcome. The Korean War and these folks are way before my time so it is unfortunate that you learn about them in hindsight and/or after the fact. You learn what the historians felt about them.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&bnit=H&bnrefer=TOP&EAN=9780671869205...

[IBIS]

Bentley, thank you very much for these sources.

I've started THE LONGEST WINTER, and had to stop frequently to catch up on background material. I was born much later in the 20th, so my knowledge is second-hand.
Your contributions are exceptionally helpful.

Thanks so much!
IBIS

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IBIS wrote:
Bentley, thank you very much for these sources.

I've started THE LONGEST WINTER, and had to stop frequently to catch up on background material. I was born much later in the 20th, so my knowledge is second-hand.
Your contributions are exceptionally helpful.

Thanks so much!
IBIS

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You are welcome..I am in the same boat so that is why I am doing it. Thought since I was doing the research for background material that I would just post it so others might benefit and not have to spend the time looking for the information like I did. I am not so sure about these guys and their expertise on these military matters (Acheson, Truman and probably even Dulles). Relying on just the historians does not really give us much of a first hand view.

Somehow I am sympathetic to MacArthur and I am not hawkish..go figure.

Bentley

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"Later, there was some controversy over who got there first, elements of the Fifth Regiment of the Cav or men from the South Korean First Division." - page 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._5th_Cavalry_Regiment

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"On October 20, 1950, the men of the U.S. First Cavalry Division entered Pyongyang, the North Korean capital." - page 9

This write-up describes the cavalry's division organization including the different brigades and regiments identified. It also describes the Unsan battle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_%28United_States%29

Another version:

http://www.first-team.us/journals/1stndx03.html

First Team Museum:

http://pao.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/1CDmuseum/1CD_Museum/images/outdoor/kwm.htm

Korean War Timeline:

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/TimeLine.htm

Interesting: Veteran's Stories:

http://vetsofkorea.com/Carroll%20Everist.htm

Another very interesting site:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm

Message Edited by bentley on 09-29-2007 02:29 PM

[bentley]

Interesting site:

http://www.koreanwar.com/index.htm

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http://www.bevinalexander.com/korea/korean-war-photos.htm

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http://www.korean-war.com/sokorea.html

"The truth was the men of the Cav had been slowed because all the bridges in their sector going over the Taedong River had been blown, and so the South Korean troops, or ROKs (for Republic of Korea), beat them into the ruined city." - page 9

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From the Chinese perspective:

http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/0927/yalu_river.html

Regarding the Yalu River/MacArthur/Truman:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/douglas_macarthur.htm

Some Interesting Photos:

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/kwphotos.htm

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/yalu1.htm (not sure from what perspective this is versioned)

Location:

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9077749/Yalu-River