In Mortal CombatIn this brilliant narrative of America's first limited war, John Toland shows yet again why, for over two decades, he has been one of this country's most respected and popular military historians. Toland lets both the events and the participants speak for themselves, employing scrupulous archival research and interviews as the bases for the drama and accuracy of his writing. In Mortal Combat reveals Mao's prediction of the date and place of MacArthur's Inchon landing, Russia's indifference to the war, Mao's secret leadership of the North Korean military, and the true nature of both sides' treatment and repatriation of POWs. In addition to being the first Westerner to gain access to Chinese records and combatants, Toland interviewed numerous North and South Korean veterans and over two hundred members of the American military, many of whom had never been approached before. The result is a signal work of compelling readability and lasting importance. |
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John Toland, Carolyn Blakemore. IN MORTAL COMBAT KOREA, 1950-1953 "Panoramic, gripping and, to a remarkable degree, original in its insights ... In Mortal Combat again demonstrates Mr. Toland's skill in presenting the soldier's-eye view ...
... combat troops. In the South, opposing these Communist forces, were about 65,000 partially trained ROK combat troops armed only with M-l rifles, car- bines, mortars, howitzers, and ineffective bazookas. They had no me- dium artillery and ...
... combat readiness and provide adequate technical support for the advance of their divisions. The engineers were also to facilitate river-crossing operations. Their locations and routes of advance were listed, along with the plan for ...
... combat troops , all trained by Soviet military advisers . The Korean Peo- ple's Army was poised for its surprise invasion of the South . On the other side of the 38th parallel , four understrength Republic of Korea divisions and one ...
... combat wear. Forty of his 116 men were on weekend pass, so he sent a truck to bring them back to the base. With those men on hand, also in khakis, Rhee headed north to battle. Up river some thirteen miles, Whitey Paik's 13th Regiment ...
Contents
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Here Have Some Earth to Eat June 30July 10 6 The Fall of Taejon July 1221 71 91 | 108 |
General This Is Complete Chaos and Desolation | 124 |
The Battle of the Naktong River August 1423 10 This Is an Impossible Situation August 31 | 149 |
September 7 | 161 |
THE ROAD BACK 175 | 175 |
Running the Gauntlets | 320 |
Were Going Out Like MarinesDecember 14 | 339 |
ATTACK AND COUNTERATTACK | 355 |
Ridgway in Action Late FebruaryApril | 408 |
Jeannie Were Going Home at Last April 625 | 429 |
Prisoners of War April 25Early May 32 The Last Chinese Campaign May 130 | 449 |
The Negotiations Begin May 31August 23 34 An Utterly Useless War Early August | 469 |
November | 483 |
Its a Piece of Cake September 1519 | 191 |
November 626 | 276 |
Trapped November 2728 | 289 |
Chaos on Two Fronts November 2829 | 304 |
You Dont Have the Chance of a Snowball in Hell | 312 |
Friend or Foe? February 7Late February | 507 |
An Unholy Mess FebruaryApril | 516 |
Made to Drop Germ Bombs May | 532 |
The Rhee Rebellion FebruaryJune 20 41 A Time of Peace July 8September 6 1953 559 | 559 |