The Hidden History of the Korean War
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The Hidden History of the Korean War is a controversial investigative book by journalist I.F. Stone that challenges the official U.S. narrative of the Korean War and argues it was manipulated to justify Cold War militarization.
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| The Hidden History of the Korean War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hidden History of the Korean War Context triple: [I.F. Stone, notableWork, The Hidden History of the Korean War]
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Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that traces how French colonial collapse in Indochina set the stage for the United States’ deepening involvement in Vietnam.
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B.
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
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A Short History of War
A Short History of War is a concise historical survey by military historian Jeremy Black that traces the evolution of warfare from ancient times to the modern era.
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How We Lost the Vietnam War
"How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
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E.
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975 is a comprehensive historical account by Max Hastings that examines the political, military, and human dimensions of the Vietnam War from its origins through the fall of Saigon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hidden History of the Korean War Target entity description: The Hidden History of the Korean War is a controversial investigative book by journalist I.F. Stone that challenges the official U.S. narrative of the Korean War and argues it was manipulated to justify Cold War militarization.
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A.
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that traces how French colonial collapse in Indochina set the stage for the United States’ deepening involvement in Vietnam.
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B.
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
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C.
A Short History of War
A Short History of War is a concise historical survey by military historian Jeremy Black that traces the evolution of warfare from ancient times to the modern era.
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D.
How We Lost the Vietnam War
"How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
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E.
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975 is a comprehensive historical account by Max Hastings that examines the political, military, and human dimensions of the Vietnam War from its origins through the fall of Saigon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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investigative journalism work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argument |
U.S. policymakers exploited the conflict to expand military budgets
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the Korean War was used to justify Cold War militarization ⓘ the official U.S. narrative of the Korean War is misleading ⓘ the war helped entrench a permanent war economy in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Monthly Review magazine ⓘ |
| author |
I. F. Stone
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linked to:
I.F. Stone
Isidor Feinstein Stone ⓘ |
| challenges |
dominant Cold War narrative
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official U.S. narrative of the Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
U.S. government propaganda
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United Nations role in the Korean War ⓘ mainstream U.S. press coverage of the Korean War ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial
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revisionist account of the Korean War ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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political history ⓘ war history ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | left-wing critiques of U.S. Cold War policy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
McCarthy-era anti-communism
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military-industrial complex ⓘ
linked to:
military–industrial complex
state manipulation of information ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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Korean War ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ militarization ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early critical history of the Korean War
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influencing later revisionist scholarship on the Korean War ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical of U.S. policy
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left-wing ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | Monthly Review Press ⓘ |
| setting | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers interested in critical histories of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1950–1953 ⓘ |
| usesSourceType |
congressional records
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diplomatic documents ⓘ military communiqués ⓘ press reports ⓘ |
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