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    This document is a master's thesis from Simon Benoit-Guyod at Université Lumière Lyon 2 on the visual coverage of the Korean War by the magazine LIFE. It begins with an introduction justifying the study and methodology, which involved a research trip to libraries in the US to access primary sources. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first argues that LIFE portrayed communism and North Korea negatively while glorifying South Korea. The second focuses on the heroic portrayal of General MacArthur. The third examines how LIFE covered American technology, censorship of US casualties, and the mobilized home front. It concludes with the thesis defending its analysis and appendices with bibliographies, data explanations, and

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    This document is a master's thesis from Simon Benoit-Guyod at Université Lumière Lyon 2 on the visual coverage of the Korean War by the magazine LIFE. It begins with an introduction justifying the study and methodology, which involved a research trip to libraries in the US to access primary sources. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first argues that LIFE portrayed communism and North Korea negatively while glorifying South Korea. The second focuses on the heroic portrayal of General MacArthur. The third examines how LIFE covered American technology, censorship of US casualties, and the mobilized home front. It concludes with the thesis defending its analysis and appendices with bibliographies, data explanations, and

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    Simon Benoit-Guyod

    Universit Lumire Lyon 2


    Dpartement du Monde Anglophone
    Mmoire de Recherche de Master 2 Spcialit Anglais
    Anne 2010-2011
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    The Forgotten War: The


    Visual Coverage of the Korean
    War by LIFE Magazine
    (June 1950-July 1953)

    _______________________________________________________________________________

    Mmoire de recherche rdig sous la direction de Jean Kempf


    Soutenu le 8 Septembre 2011 l'Universit Lumire Lyon 2

    Acknowledgments
    I would like to thank my research tutor Dr Jean Kempf from the Universit Lumire Lyon 2 for
    his corrections and his help throughout the year.
    I also would like to thank Dr Romain Huret from the Universit Lumire Lyon 2 and Brigitte
    Esnault from ISH-Triangle Lyon which made my research field trip to the Library of Congress and the
    University of Pennsylvania in January 2011 possible. This research field trip gave me access to all my
    primary sources and can be seen as the starting point of this study. It also provided me with access to
    numerous publications unavailable in France that played a crucial role in my research.
    I also would like to thank Marissa and Krista Mancini at George Washington University in
    Washington DC and Jeffrey Knight in Philadelphia who hosted me during my field trip in the United
    States.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1
    Purpose of the Study ...................................................................................................................... 1
    Justification for Choosing LIFE Magazine ........................................................................................ 5
    Methodology: Collecting Data ........................................................................................................... 8
    The Korean War: An Overview .......................................................................................................... 11
    1.THE EVILS OF COMMUNISM ................................................................................................. 18
    1.1 Red China: Stalin's Puppet ........................................................................................................... 19
    1.2 The Glorious Republic of Korea .................................................................................................. 25
    1.3 The Treatment of POWs ............................................................................................................... 35
    2. MAC ARTHUR AS A HERO ...................................................................................................... 41
    2.1 Overrepresented ? ........................................................................................................................ 42
    2.2 Mac Arthur's First Visit to the Front ............................................................................................ 44
    2.3 The Inchon Landing: The Tale of a Masterstroke ........................................................................ 46
    2.4 The Dismissal of a Hero ............................................................................................................... 52
    3. COVERING THE LIMITED WAR ........................................................................................... 57
    3.1 The American Technological Advance ........................................................................................ 57
    3.2 US Casualties: Politics and Censorship ....................................................................................... 64
    3.3 A Mobilized Homefront ............................................................................................................... 70
    CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 75

    APPENDIX
    BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................79
    EXPLANATIONS AND DATA CATEGORIES ............................................................................ 83
    FURTHER STATISTICS ................................................................................................................ 91
    DATA CHART ................................................................................................................................ 120

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