Junior History Paper Topics

An analysis based on US documents and primarily Chinese news accounts available in 1960

Vol. 1: A-M -- Vol. 2: N-Z -- Vol. 3: Documents

Presents an overview of the Korean War, including its causes, its battles, and its peace process; provides twelve primary source documents on the conflict; and includes a time line, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and ninety maps and photos.

A narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides, charting the path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway-- and narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles. At the heart of the book are the stories of the soldiers on the front lines.

Drawing on his interviews with hundreds of veterans of Korea, Knox weaves personal stories with military records to create a vivid, day-by-day chronicle of the war’s first savage months of fighting. Index, photographs, and maps.