{"product_id":"2026200015536-secondhand-cold-war-hot-war-an-australian-perspective-on-the-korean-war","title":"Cold War Hot War: An Australian Perspective On The Korean War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of ideology and armed conflict, Cold War Hot War: An Australian Perspective on the Korean War presents a compelling and rigorously researched account of one of the twentieth century's most overlooked conflicts, seen through the distinctive lens of Australia's political and military involvement. Gavan McCormack chronicles the Korean War not merely as a proxy battleground between superpowers, but as a defining moment that shaped Australia's foreign policy identity, its relationship with the United States, and its place within the broader architecture of Cold War geopolitics. Drawing on archival sources and sharp analytical insight, McCormack argues that Australia's participation in the conflict was far from peripheral — it was a calculated and consequential alignment that would echo through decades of strategic decision-making.\n\nMcCormack writes with the authority of a scholar deeply immersed in Asia-Pacific history, weaving together diplomatic history, military narrative, and political critique into a seamless and thought-provoking whole. His prose is measured yet urgent, demanding that readers reassess comfortable assumptions about loyalty, alliance, and the true cost of ideological commitment. For anyone seeking to understand how a distant peninsula became a crucible for Australian national identity, this work raises questions that remain unanswered to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203209535707,"sku":"2026200015536-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5acce103-5e56-4c3b-91b0-d50ab2536041.png?v=1788145804","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015536-secondhand-cold-war-hot-war-an-australian-perspective-on-the-korean-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}