Why Did the American Transfer during the Korean War Succeed

For the first year of the Korean War, American troops led the effort to halt communist aggression. As the fighting continued, though, the members of the South Korean Army assumed control of the majority of the sectors on the defensive line by the thirty-eighth parallel. During a review of strategic studies publications, it becomes clear that most scholars believe only three factors enabled this security transfer to succeed. Through a more rigorous analysis of the case, this article will demonstrate that other determinants actually played a role in the auspicious outcome. If all of the contributing factors are identified, current and future policymakers will have an opportunity to see what conditions tend to produce useful transfers in conventional conflicts

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