This year marks the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Often referred to as the “Forgotten War,” it was the first major armed conflict of the Cold War and had significant consequences for American politics and international relations in the 1950s and beyond.

This first CCA of the 2010-2011 academic year will consider the history, politics, and consequences of the Korean War.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3

4:00 p.m.         “Prelude to War: Korea, 1945-1950”
                       Allan Millett
                       Eisenhower Center for American Studies
                       University of New Orleans
                       Author, The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning

8:00 p.m.         “Korean War, 1950-1953: An Overview”
                       Allan Millett

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

4:00 p.m.         “The End of the Korean War and Eisenhower’s New-Look
                             National Security Policy”
                       Richard Immerman
                       Temple University
                       Author, Waging Peace: How Eisenhower Shaped an
                             Enduring Cold War Strategy

8:00 p.m.         “Truman and MacArthur”
                       Stanley Weintraub
                       Pennsylvania State University
                       Author, MacArthur’s War: Korea and the Undoing of an
                             American Hero

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

4:00 p.m.         “Mao, Stalin, and the Korean War”
                       Ross Terrill
                       Fairbank Centre, Harvard University
                       Author, Mao: A Biography

8:00 p.m.         “Keeping the Peace: America’s Presence in Korea
                             Since 1953 and Korea Today”
                       Sung-yoon Lee
                       Tufts University

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

4:00 p.m.         Faculty Roundtable
                       Paul Moreno, Chairman

All Speakers Confirmed