Korea, the Untold Story of the WarA history of the Korean War makes use of recently declassified documents that provide a background for the decisions that affected the course of the war. |
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Page 256
... Yalu at a distance of about sixty miles to the south . North of the Chongchon Valley is a narrow ridge line that curves back and forth from the Yalu . At its nearest point to the Yalu , the ridge line looks down upon the vast Suiho ...
... Yalu at a distance of about sixty miles to the south . North of the Chongchon Valley is a narrow ridge line that curves back and forth from the Yalu . At its nearest point to the Yalu , the ridge line looks down upon the vast Suiho ...
Page 302
... Yalu Bombings As these messages flurried across the Pacific , the issue that prompted them - bombing the Yalu bridges - finally got under way on November 8. Carrier and land - based planes launched the assault , which spread along the Yalu ...
... Yalu Bombings As these messages flurried across the Pacific , the issue that prompted them - bombing the Yalu bridges - finally got under way on November 8. Carrier and land - based planes launched the assault , which spread along the Yalu ...
Page 333
... Yalu for reinforcements . So Almond ( and MacAr- thur ) wanted the 1st Marine Division to come to the aid of the Eighth Army advance by diverting part of its force westward , to Mupyong - ni , then drive due north to the Yalu . The 1st ...
... Yalu for reinforcements . So Almond ( and MacAr- thur ) wanted the 1st Marine Division to come to the aid of the Eighth Army advance by diverting part of its force westward , to Mupyong - ni , then drive due north to the Yalu . The 1st ...
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1st Marine 38th parallel Acheson action Almond Ambassador American armistice artillery asked attack battalion battle bomb Bradley cable cease-fire Chiang chief of staff China Chinese Communists CINCFE Collins Colonel combat commander Corps Dean Dean Acheson Dean Rusk December decision defense Department diplomatic Division Douglas MacArthur East Eighth Army Eisenhower enemy EUSAK fighting fire Formosa Hagaru HSTL Inchon Infantry intelligence invasion Japan Joint Chiefs July Kaesong Korea Korean War later Lieutenant MacAr MacArthur major Manchuria Marshall Matthew Ridgway Memorandum ment miles military move Muccio Nationalist negotiations NKPA North Korean November offensive officers operations peace political position POWs President Truman prisoners Pusan Pyongyang Regiment Rhee Rhee's Ridgway ROK Army Rusk Secretary Senator Seoul Smith soldiers South Soviet statement Syngman Rhee talks tanks tion Tofte Tokyo told troops Walker wanted Washington White House withdrawal Wonsan X Corps Yalu Yudam