Ebb and Flow, November 1950-July 1951

Billy C. Mossman

Center of Military History, United States Army, 1990 - History - 551 pages

This book records an important chapter in the Korean War. It begins with the last weeks of the pell-mell rush of United Nations forces to the Chinese border and goes on to describe in great detail the test of American military leadership and resources posed by the taxing retreat of the Eighth Army and X Corps across the frozen wastes of North Korea. It also examines the special problems posed to a fighting army during the deadly months of stalemate in the summer of 1951. The part of the war described in this volume raises many questions for the military strategist and provides a treasure trove of lessons for the student of the art of war. The book emphasizes the limitations imposed by terrain and weather on the fighting capabilities of an American army facing surprise attack from a large, disciplined enemy. The operations it describes in such careful detail will help vivify the principles of war for those who would study the profession of arms.

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Contents

• Chapter: 3
• Lt Gen Walton H Walker: 15
• THE FORCES AND THE PLANS: 23
• KATUSA Member With American Soldier: 24
• M46 Patton Tank: 34
• The USS Leyte Being Refueled at Sea: 41
• THE ENEMY: 51
• Sung 55558: 52
• THE BATTLE OF THE CHONGCHON: 61
• Maj Gen Frank W Milburn With Secretary of: 62
• THE BATTLE OF THE CHANGJIN RESERVOIR: 84
• The Changjin Reservoir: 86
• DISENGAGEMENT IN THE WEST: 105
• Trouble on the Lines of Communication: 114
• 8Inch Howitzer and Crew: 125
• CONCENTRATION AT HUNGNAM: 128
• East Side of the Changjin Reservoir: 134
• The Destroyed Bridge South of Kotori: 142
• REDEPLOYMENT SOUTH: 149
• Eighth Army Troops Withdraw From Sunchon: 151
• Eighth Army Troops Dig In North of Seoul: 162
• 149: 164
• Troops Outloading at Hungnam: 169
• 61: 171
• Final Demolitions at Hungnam: 175
• The Uijongbu Area: 182
• WITHDRAWAL FROM SEOUL: 192
• ཚཙ: 202
• Aged Refugee Carried Across the Han River: 203
• WITHDRAWAL TO LINE D: 209
• Congestion on Route 29 South of Hongchon: 211
• 2d Infantry Division Troops South of Wonju: 224
• 88: 227
• RECONNAISSANCE IN FORCE: 228
• General Collins With General MacArthur: 235
• Close Air Support Near Inchon: 242
• ADVANCE TO THE: 248
• 90: 256
• 5th Regimental Combat Team Advances Toward the Han River: 257
• The Newest Army Estimate: 263
• DEFENDING THE WONJU LINE: 282
• THE KILLER OPERATION: 301
• Chinese Captives Taken During Operation KILLER: 309
• OPERATION RIPPER: 315
• 25th Infantry Division Tanks Cross the Han River: 320
• Peng Tehhuai: 326
• ADVANCE TO THE PARALLEL: 335
• Practice Jump by 187th Regimental Combat Team Members: 337
• General MacArthur and General Ridgway: 348
• OPERATION RUGGED: 351
• Directing Artillery Fire on Chinese Positions: 355
• Lt Gen James A Van Fleet: 362
• TOWARD THE IRON TRIANGLE: 368
• 25th Infantry Division Front South of Chorwon: 392
• ON: 398
• Marines Under Fire: 400
• 98: 405
• ON: 410
• British 29th Infantry Brigade Following Withdrawal From the Imjin: 425
• BATTLE: 430
• The USS Toledo: 432
• 105: 437
• BATTLE BELOW THE SOYANG: 438
• Navy AD Skyraider: 440
• THE COUNTEROFFENSIVE: 465
• 7th Infantry Division Troops in the Chunchon Area: 473
• The Punchbowl: 486
• Ridgways Mission Redefined: 488
• Engineers Search for Mines: 492
• The Search for a Beginning: 494
• The New Dimensions of Battle: 502
• 3d Infantry Division Troops in the Sobang Hills: 503
• 109: 517

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ebb and Flow, November 1950-July 1951; Volume 20, Issue 4 of CMH pub; United States Army in the Korean War
• Author: Billy C. Mossman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1990
• Original from: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Digitized: Dec 16, 2010
• ISBN: 0160234875, 9780160234873
• Length: 551 pages
• Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / Korean War