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1 online resource (448 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Table of Contents; Foreword by Adm. James L Holloway III. USN (Ret.); Preface by Edward J. Marolda; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1. Sea Power and Defense of the Pusan Pocket, June-September 1950, Thomas J. Cutler; 2. Assault from the Sea: The Amphibious Landing at Inchon, Curtis A. Utz; 3. Naval Leadership in Korea: The First Six Months, Thomas B. Buell; 4. Fleet Operation in a Mobile War, September 1950-June 1951, Joseph H. Alexander; 5. Long Passage to Korea: Black Sailors and the Integration of the U.S. Navy, Bernard C. Nalty |
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6. Attack from the Sky: Naval Air Operations in the Korean War, Richard C. Knott7. Sea Power on Call: Fleet Operations, June 1951-July 1953, Malcolm Muir Jr.; Suggested Readings and Sources; Index |
| Summary |
This remarkable collection of works by some of the most authoritative naval historians in the United States draws on many formerly classified sources to shed new light on the U.S. Navy's role in the three-year struggle to preserve the independence of the Republic of Korea. Several of the essays concentrate on fleet operations during the first critical year of the war and later years when United Nations forces fought a ""static war."" Others focus on the leadership of Admirals Forrest P. Sherman, C. Turner Joy, James H. Doyle, and Arleigh A. Burke and on carrier-based and ground-based nava |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-413) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
United States. Navy -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Navy fast |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Naval operations, American
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Military operations, Naval -- American
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Koreakrieg
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Marine
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Seekrieg
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marolda, Edward J., editor
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| ISBN |
9781612515137 |
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1612515134 |
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