The Korean War in Britain

<i>The Korean War in Britain </i>explores the social and cultural impact of the Korean War (1950-53) on Britain. Coming just five years after the ravages of the Second World War Korea was a deeply unsettling moment in post-war British history. From allegations about American use of 'germ' warfare to anxiety over Communist use of 'brainwashing' and treachery at home the Korean War precipitated a series of short-lived panics in 1950s Britain. But by the time of its uneasy ceasefire in 1953 the war was becoming increasingly forgotten. Using Mass Observation surveys letters diaries and a wide range of under-explored contemporary material this book charts the war's changing position in British popular imagination and asks how it became known as the 'Forgotten War'. It explores the war in a variety of viewpoints - conscript POW protester and veteran - and is essential reading for anyone interested in Britain's Cold War past.