- L’Italia repubblicana e gli aiuti internazionali
- Edited by Silvia Salvatici, Annalisa Urbano
Un intervento sottotraccia. L’ospedale della Croce rossa italiana in Corea (1950-55)
- Alessandro Polsi
- © 2024 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0389-0.04
In the summer of 1950 the United States asked Italy for a military contribution, even symbolic, to be used in the war in Korea. The Italian government instead decided to send a humanitarian mission, as Sweden did, and sent a Red Cross field hospital. The mission, initially underfunded, encounters various problems until, to avoid a dangerous scandal, the government agreed to provide adequate means. After the armistice was signed, Italy decided to quickly withdraw the hospital, despite local requests to stay, showing little interest in developing a political and economic presence in the Far East.
- Keywords:
- Korean War; Humanitarian Intervention; International Red Cross; Italian field hospital; Foreign Relations of Italy,
University of Pisa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8142-8644
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Chapter Title
Un intervento sottotraccia. L’ospedale della Croce rossa italiana in Corea (1950-55)
Authors
Alessandro Polsi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0389-0.04
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2024
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Book Title
L’Italia repubblicana e gli aiuti internazionali
Editors
Silvia Salvatici, Annalisa Urbano
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214
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Biblioteca di storia
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2464-9007
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