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The Will to Win focuses on the substantial role of US military advisors to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) from 1946 until 1953 in one of America's early attempts at nation building. Gibby describes ROKA's structure, mission, challenges, and successes, thereby linking the South Korean army and their US advisors to the traditional narrative of this "forgotten war." The work also demonstrates the difficulties inherent in national reconstruction, focusing on barriers in culture and society, and the effects of rapid decolonization combined with in

Military assistance, American --- Korean War, 1950-1953 --- American military assistance --- Participation, American. --- Korea (South). --- United States. --- United States Military Advisory Group in Korea --- KMAG --- Mi Kunsa Komundan (United States) --- US Military Advisory Group to the ROK --- Chuhan Mi Kunsa Komundan --- Korea Military Advisory Group --- K9181 --- K9182 --- K9554.11 --- Participation, American --- Korea: History -- North-South division and prelude to Korean war (1945-1950) --- Korea: History -- Korean war (1950-1953) --- Korea: International politics, law and relations -- North America -- United States