The Will to Win: American Military Advisors in Korea, 1946–1953

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Acheson, Dean, 23, 84, 122 Advisor’s Handbook, 72, 98–99, 119, 158, 160– 61, 269 Advisor’s Procedure Guide, 269–70 advisors: background, 105–6, 181; Cheju-do rebellion , 54, 109–10, 115; combat operations, 75–76, 79, 114–16, 138–39, 147–48, 237, 249; combating corruption, 90, 96, 111–12; concept of “face,” 70, 101, 110–11, 270; confidence in RoKA, 34, 70, 83, 84, 90, 121–22, 200; cultural challenges, 70–71, 90, 104–5, 111–12, 115, 121, 268, 274, 314n52; early role as commanders, 33, 106–7, 114; inexperience, 98, 106, 116, 269; June 1950 assessments, 86–89; Korean Constabulary formation, 29–30, 31–33, 42–45; Korean Constabulary signals training, 32–33; Korean professionalism , 11, 36, 47, 67, 90, 98, 102, 110; mission results, 82, 104–5, 121–23, 268–73, observations on RoKA performance, 64–65, 70, 108, 230; problems with language, equipment , resources, 34, 36, 43, 70, 90, 96, 107–8, 109, 142, 144–45; relationships with Korean counterparts, 36–37, 42, 61, 70, 73–74, 90–91, 98, 110–11, 145–46, 160; training the RoKA, 70–74, 99, 100, 101–2, 159, 273; use of interpreters , 34, 43–44, 107, 114, 115–16, 199, 271, 313n36; usurping command authority, 48– 49, 61, 85, 96, 114, 136; views of Korean discipline and punishment, 46, 112–13, 119, 139– 40, 315n66; yosu-sunchon mutiny, 54–55, 58, 61, 64–65. See also counterpart system; field Training Command; Korean Army Training Center; Replacement Training Centers; Unit Training Center air interdiction. See United nations Command : airpower Airsman, John, 132 Almond, edward n., 151, 323n14, 325n59 Argo, Reamer, 29 armistice, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 231, 259, 275, 278; negotiations , 12, 176, 203, 224–25, 229–30, 233, 234, 237, 258, 261–63, 267, 277, 336n50 Arnold, Archibald v., 24, 25, 294n23; creates office of national Defense, 26–27 The Artillery school, 210 Autumn harvest Uprising, 16, 35, 37, 38–39, 42, 51 “Bamboo Plan,” 28, 30–31, 60, 171, 191 Barros, Russell D., 36, 37, 39, 45, 49, 61, 121, 275 Bliss, Ralph h., xiii, 107–8 Blount, John B., 181, 183, 208 border conflict and incidents, 4, 7, 62, 72, 76–78, 80–81, 85, 93, 98, 121, 129, 131 Bradley, omar n., 94, 96, 311n119, 311n1 Butterworth, W. Walton, 60 Cairo Declaration, 17, 279 Campbell, Clark, 154–55 cease-fire. See armistice ch’aemyŏn. See advisors: concept of “face” Chae “fat Chae” Pyong-duk, 31, 57, 81, 132–34, 135, 148 Chae Wan-gai, 100 Champeny, Arthur s., 121, 275; director of national defense, 27–28; KMAG deputy, 188, 191, 192, 202, 330n49 Chang Bong-chung, 107, 313n38 Chang Do-yong, 164–65, 268 index 364 / index Chang Taik-sang, 33 Cheju-do, 16–17, 79, 94; advisor operations and training, 100, 106, 109, 115; rebellion, 4, 42, 51, 53–54, 60, 63, 67, 78–79, 97; replacement training, 141, 142, 144–46, 193, 195; start civil war, 50–51, 62, 113, 259 Chennault, Claire l., 122 Chiang Kai-shek, 15, 62, 122, 293n2 Chinese offensives, 204, 206; fifth, 156, 163–64, 169–71, 197, 208–9, 217; first, 154; fourth, 156–57, 158, 264; Kumsong salient (1953), 9, 12, 230, 233–34, 237–49, 239, 242, 253–59, 255, 262–64; second, 154; third, 155, 158 Chinese People’s volunteer force, 158, 259; efforts to force concessions, 218–19, 223, 238, 252, 261–63; intervention in Korea, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 115, 125, 151, 154, 155, 208, 286; negotiations , 229, 253–54; reorganization (1951–52) and reform (1952–53), 217, 219, 233–34, 249; tactics, 170, 217, 240–41, 243, 255–56. see also niupitang Chipyong-ni, 156 Chiri Mountains: counterguerrilla operations, 76, 79, 213–15, rebel and guerrilla stronghold , 57, 63, 64, 67, 72, 78, 94 Choi hong-hee, 244–46 Cholla provinces, 16, 50, 56, 63, 213; and guerrilla activity, 63, 77, 80, 117; north, 27; south, 17, 23, 49, 56, 214 Chongchon River, 10, 16, 154 Chongju, 31, 49 Chongqing, 40, 46 Chuminjin, 108 Chunchon, 31, 37, 77, 129, 131, 215 Chung il-kwon, 57, 149, 169, 192, 265, 326n76, 339n93; Kumsong salient, 247–48, 250; RoKA chief of staff, 148, 172; second Division commander, 225 “Chung’s blast,” 172–74 Church, John h., 135–36, 320n43, 320n46 Clark, Mark W., 13, 225, 233, 240, 274; commander in chief, U.s. far east Command and United nations Command, 216–17; final negotiations, 237...