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Lecture

William Tyler
“I will defend Korea as I would my own country”: Quote of General MacArthur

Monday 29.01.2024

Summary

As one war ended, new wars began with WWII morphing into the Cold War and the Korean War in 1950-1953. Five years after the defeat of Germany and Japan, America and its allies went to war again on the Korean Peninsula.

William Tyler

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William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.