During the Cold War, the United States enabled the rise of President Syngman Rhee’s repressive government in South Korea, and yet neither the American occupation nor Rhee’s growing authoritarianism ever became particularly controversial news stories in the United States.
Oliver Elliott has taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K., where he earned his PhD in International History.
1. Introduction.- 2. Occupation 1945–46: Hope and failure.- 3. Occupation 1947–48: Division and independence.- 4. The ROK Problem 1948–1950.- 5. War 1950–1951.- 6. The 1952 Crisis: Rhee's Takeover.- 7. The Rise of the ROKA.- 8. Legacies of War.- 9. Conclusions.
