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@article{ART001352161},
author={Kim, Yung Ho},
title={A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2009},
number={71},
pages={81-110},
doi={10.29212/mh.2009..71.81}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Yung Ho
TI - A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military
JO - military history
PY - 2009
VL - null
IS - 71
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 81
EP - 110
SN - 1598-317X
AB - President Truman's decision to relieve General MacArthur from the Commanders of the United Nations and the Far East Command caused consternation because it was made in the middle of the Korean War after Chinese intervention. His dismiss is a topic still arousing controversy. With the opening of Soviet and Chinese archives at the end of the Cold War a variety of subjects relating to the Korean War are being reexamined. The controversy on the relief of MacArthur is one of the most important subjects to be reassessed. The article begins by examining Clausewitz's theory of war which provides the theoretical foundation on the principle of civilian control over the military. The principle was cited as one of the main reason for the relief of MacArthur. The article argues that American intervention was made to achieve the political objective of preventing the communists from expanding over the US containment line. With the brilliant victory at Inchon the original US objectives began to expand. It resulted in the rising tension between civilian leaders in Washington and MacArthur. The article will explain the limits of MacArthur's argument on the expansion of the battlefield into Manchuria during the period from Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) intervention and his relief. It will analyze how civilian leaders pursued the original purpose of limited war in opposition to MacArthur. The article will conclude by arguing that the containment is more pertinent than MacArthur's rollback strategy in peacefully managing and ending the Cold War. In the controversy over MacArthur's dismiss civilian leaders are also responsible for the debacle after CCF intervention.
KW - the Korean War;Civilian Control over the Military;MacArthur;Truman;Cold War;Carl von Clausewitz;Limited War;Chinese Communist Forces(CCF) Intervention;Stalin;Containment Strategy
DO - 10.29212/mh.2009..71.81
ER -

Kim, Yung Ho. (2009). A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military. military history, 71, 81-110.

Kim, Yung Ho. 2009, "A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military", military history, no.71, pp.81-110. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho "A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military" military history 71 pp.81-110 (2009) : 81.

Kim, Yung Ho. A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military. 2009; 71 : 81-110. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho. "A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military" military history no.71(2009) : 81-110.doi: 10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho. A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military. military history, 71, 81-110. doi: 10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho. A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military. military history. 2009; 71 81-110. doi: 10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho. A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military. 2009; 71 : 81-110. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2009..71.81

Kim, Yung Ho. "A Critical Study on the Controversy over theDismiss of General MacArthur and the Principle ofCivilian Control over the Military" military history no.71(2009) : 81-110.doi: 10.29212/mh.2009..71.81