The Korea knot: a military-political history

Korea's past: a brief introduction

1943: the Cairo pledge

The Russian-American occupation of Korea and the Moscow Agreement

Failure of the joint Soviet-American commission

Enter the United Nations and formation of two Korean governments

Withdrawal of the Russian and American occupation forces

The march to "civil" war

Washington reacts

MacArthur's strategy defeats the North Koreans

Chinese communist intervention and the military stalemate

The frustrating armistice negotiations

The communists give in

Rhee's rebellion

The uneasy armistice

Rebellion again and a fall from power

Rise of the new Korean strongman

The continuing Korean Cold War and the Sino-Soviet dispute.