Disaster in Korea: The Chinese Confront MacArthurDisaster in Korea tells the story of General MacArthur's November 1950 attack to the Yalu River, an attack that was repulsed by 200,000 Chinese "volunteer" infantry. "The research is meticulous, the narrative enlightening, and the lessons profound. Appleman knows the war intimately, and he conveys it with authority. . . . balanced, candid, and engrossing."--Union News Sunday Republican "Appleman's full, authoritative Disaster thus fills a vital gap in the history of American arms and the Korean War. It is a candid and compelling story, chock full of lessons for battlefield commanders."--Parameters |
Contents
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3 UN and CCF Positions and Orders of Battle | 34 |
4 The First Day of Eighth Armys Attack | 49 |
5 The Second Day of Eighth Armys Attack | 60 |
6 The CCF 2nd Phase Offensive | 74 |
7 The CCF Annies Rout of the ROKII Corps | 77 |
8 Defeat of the US 25th Infantry Division | 102 |
13 Withdrawal of Eighth Army South of the Chongchon River | 220 |
14 Withdrawal of the 2nd Infantry Division from Kunuri | 227 |
15 Back to Pyongyang | 294 |
16 Evacuation of Pyongyang | 313 |
17 The Waist of Korea | 341 |
18 Big Bugout or Skillful Retreat? | 354 |
19 The Death of General Walker | 390 |
Notes | 398 |
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1st Battalion 1st Cavalry Division 24th Inf 25 November 25th Division 2nd Battalion 2nd Division 2nd Infantry Division 30 November 38th Regiment 3rd Platoon 5th RCT 9th Infantry air miles American attack bridge Chiefs of Staff Chinese soldiers Chongchon River column combat commander Corps WD crossed December defense east Eighth Army Eighth Army Comd Eighth Army WD enemy fireblock evacuation F Company Field Artillery Battalion fight front Headquarters Hill howitzers Infantry Regiment interview with author Ipsok IX Corps jeep Joint Chiefs Keiser Kujang-dong Kunu-ri Kuryong River Lieutenant Colonel MacArthur machine guns miles south military mortar moved night North Korean northeast ordered patrol Peploe Phase Offensive position Pyongyang rear reported right flank roadblock ROK 1st Division ROK 6th Division ROK II Corps Seoul Summ Sunchon Taechon Taedong River Tokchon troops trucks Turkish Brigade Turks vehicles Walker withdrawal wounded Yalu