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<DIV>I had no idea West Germany bought American tanks that were previously used in Asia. </DIV>
<DIV>Indeed, the topic of the Korean War - the U.S. - Europe deserves a separate colloquium, and there is a lot to explore, from politics to ideology to culture. </DIV>
<DIV>Maybe it is just a trifle, but only recently I have learned that, while the Communist Bloc countries were actively supporting North Korea in the conflict, Polish bitniks (bikiniarze, an equivalent to the American Beat Generation) particularly fancied American military bomber jackets from the Korean War, some of them still having badges with names of their previous owners. Taking into account that such "improperly dressed" subcultures were particularly hated by the communist government of Poland (it was read as political subversion), and one could get reprimanded by the militia for wearing, for example, colourful socks, here we have one more, small-scale ideological conflict.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>A. Smiatacz</DIV>
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<DIV>--- On <B>Wed, 12/12/12, koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws <I><koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws <koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws><BR>Subject: Koreanstudies Digest, Vol 114, Issue 7<BR>To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>Date: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012, 18:00<BR><BR>
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(AKS)<BR>Message-ID: <<A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DUB113-W92AAAF78F60CD44AD5E6D3FE4F0@phx.gbl" ymailto="mailto:DUB113-W92AAAF78F60CD44AD5E6D3FE4F0@phx.gbl">DUB113-W92AAAF78F60CD44AD5E6D3FE4F0@phx.gbl</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<BR><BR><BR>Just a shot note: the American Army downgraded their commitment in Europe and so the FRG, which was supposed to be demilitarized, got an army, a major change in the German-European-American theatre... I believe that was the last step to 100% souverenity.<BR>And when the Korean War was over, Germany bought used tanks (and maybe other stuff?) Anyway, I was in a tank unit and we received tanks which showed traces of warfare (even holes from impact...)<BR>Best<BR>Werner<BR><BR>From: <A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jim@jhoare10.fsnet.co.uk" ymailto="mailto:jim@jhoare10.fsnet.co.uk">jim@jhoare10.fsnet.co.uk</A><BR>To: <A
href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws" ymailto="mailto:koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</A><BR>Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:14:36 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [KS] The Korean War Conference (AKS)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Somewhat short notice but that is not unusual.<BR><BR>Odd however, that there is no mention of<BR>the rest of the world. Europe (East and West) was very much affected by the Korean<BR>War ? Britain lost 1000 in the war. Poland, East Germany and other<BR>Eastern countries were major suppliers of assistance during and after the war.<BR>No Japanese scholars? The United Nations and the Korean war seems to be totally<BR>missing.<BR><BR>Jim Hoare<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>From: Koreanstudies<BR>[mailto:<A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws"
ymailto="mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws">koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws</A>] On<BR>Behalf Of Agnieszka Smiatacz<BR><BR>Sent: 11 December 2012 16:20<BR><BR>To: <A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws" ymailto="mailto:koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</A><BR><BR>Subject: [KS] The Korean War<BR>Conference (AKS)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Dear Colleagues, <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> In the name of Prof. Chung Young-soon, the Director<BR> of the Institute for East Asian History at the Academy of Korean Studies, I<BR> would like to invite you all to our conference on the Korean War, with<BR> the theme of ?The Memory of War, the War of Memory?, which will<BR> be held on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the<BR> Graduate School Auditorium at
the Academy of Korean Studies. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> For directions please refer to AKS webpage:<BR> <BR> <BR> <A href="http://intl.aks.ac.kr/english/viewforum.php?f=5" target=_blank>http://intl.aks.ac.kr/english/viewforum.php?f=5</A><BR> <BR> <BR> If you reside in Seoul, the easiest way is to<BR> take bus no. 9003, from a bus stop located nearby exit 12 of Euljiro-3ga<BR> Stn line no. 2 and 3(go to the bus stop which is closer to the<BR> intersection); the bus goes straight to the main gate of the<BR> campus. From Kangnam Stn., bus no. 9004 goes in the same direction.<BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> PROGRAM:<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR> The Korean War as seen from the United States<BR><BR> Presenter: Prof. Kathryn Weathersby (Johns Hopkins University, USA)<BR><BR> Panel
Discussion: Prof. Kang Kyu Hyung (Myungji University, Korea)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> The Korean War as seen from Russia<BR><BR> Presenter: Dr. Leonid Petrov (Sydney University, Australia)<BR><BR> Panel Discussion: Prof. Andrei Lankov (Kookmin University, Korea)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> The Korean War as seen from China<BR><BR> Presenter: Prof. Lee Chun Bok (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)<BR><BR> Panel Discussion: Prof. Kim Myung Sup (Yonsei University, Korea)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> The Korean War in the Memories of the Korean People<BR><BR> Presenter: Prof. Son Kyung Ho (Korea National Defense University, Korea)<BR><BR> Panel Discussion: Prof. Park Myung Rim (Yonsei University, Korea)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> The Korean War as seen from Japan<BR><BR> Presenter: Prof. Yang Young Jo (Institute for Military History Compilation)<BR><BR> Panel Discussion: Prof. Kim Yong Jik (Sungshin Women?s
University,<BR> Korea)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> Q & A Session<BR><BR> <BR><BR> Scholars, researchers and students are welcome to attend.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> For all enquiries regarding the conference please contact:<BR><BR> Ms. Kim Hye Rang at <A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=khr1223@hanmail.net" ymailto="mailto:khr1223@hanmail.net">khr1223@hanmail.net</A> (information<BR> in Korean)<BR> <BR> <BR> Ms. Agnieszka Smiatacz at <A href="http://uk.mc1716.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=magnesmerald@yahoo.co.uk" ymailto="mailto:magnesmerald@yahoo.co.uk">magnesmerald@yahoo.co.uk</A><BR> (information in English)<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Best regards,<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Agnieszka Smiatacz<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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