Copyright © 2002 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 3 Market Place, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SY All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stueck, William Whitney, 1945– Rethinking the Korean war: a new diplomatic and strategic history/William Stueck. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-691-08853-5 (alk. paper) 1. Korean War, 1950–1953—Causes. 2. Korean War, 1950–1953—Diplomatic history. 3. World politics—1945–1955. 4. United States—Foreign relations—1945–1953. I. Title. DS918 .A555 2002 951.90421—dc21 2001059167 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in ITC Berkeley Text design by Carmina Alvarez Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ www.pupress.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 |