Re-examining the Korean War.

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"A Revolutionary War: Korea and the Transformation of the Postwar World," the U.S. Air Force Academy's fifteenth military history symposium, convenes at Colorado Springs from October 14 to 16. Participants in the five scheduled sessions will re-examine the Korean War as a seminal event in the post-World War II era.

Sandwiched between the Allied military victory in World War II and the tragic U.S. involvement in Vietnam, the Korean War only recently has been perceived as a watershed that transformed key elements in the postwar world. In addition to representing a "revolution" in American foreign policy as the U.S. became the free world's chief "policeman," the conflict also tested the notion of collective security with the United Nations acting as a military coalition; provided an impetus for Japan's economic recovery; heralded the emergence of the People's Republic of China as a major power; changed the traditional patterns of development in North and South Korea; witnessed dramatic changes in the application of airpower as jets replaced propeller-driven aircraft; and brought about dramatic changes in the American military with the first tentative steps toward racial integration and the important role of reservists in combat.

For more information contact Major Tim Castle, HQ USAFA/DFH, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840-5701; 719-472-3230.