The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950-1953Combines enormous battlefield-level detail with command-level military history and domestic and international politics to create a definitive history of the Korean War. Reprint. |
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User Review - carterchristian1 - LibraryThingThe author is severely critical of Truman's leadership as Commander in Chief and his relationship to the military. This is a very long bookand obviously covers much of the war but there is much to add, even today. Read full review
Contents
Drawing a Line | 65 |
Retreat to the Pusan Perimeter | 119 |
Defending the Perimeter | 177 |
Copyright | |
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1st Cav Division 24th Division 24th Infantry 2d Division 38th Parallel 7th Cav 7th Division Acheson Airborne Almond American armored Army's arrived artillery battle believed Bradley Brigade casualties CCF attack CCF troops chief of staff Chinese Chongchon River combat commander Communist Company Corps Crombez Dean defense east Eighth Army enemy evacuation exec FEAF fighting fire Fleet Freeman front Hagaru Hill howitzers Inchon Infantry Japan jeep John Kean Keiser later MacArthur Marines Milburn miles military Naktong NKPA offensive officers operations orders Peking Pentagon perimeter positions Pusan Pyongyang rear regiments reinforced remembered replaced reserve Ridgway Ridgway's right flank River road ROK 1st Division ROK 6th Division ROK Army ROK II Corps sector senior Seoul South Korea Soviet Suwon Taegu Taejon Tank Battalion Task Force Tokyo trucks Truman units Washington West Pointer withdrawal Wonju Wonsan wounded X Corps Yalu
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| Title | The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Author | Clay Blair |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press, 2003 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Nov 7, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1591140757, 9781591140757 |
| Length | 1136 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / Korean War |
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