The Korean War Author:Carter Malkasian The Korean War was a significant turning point in the Cold War. This book explains how the conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international community and the balance of power between the two superpowers, The United States and the Soviet Union. Through the conflict, the West demonstrated its resolve t... more »o thwart Communist aggression and the armed forces of China, the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct combat for the only time during the Cold War.« less