| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Battles and campaigns |
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Battles and campaigns (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Contents |
War comes to Korea : the first six months -- Retreat to Wonju : 2d Infantry Division, 1-6 January 1951 -- Action at Wonju : 23d and 38th Infantry Regiments, 6-7 January 1951 -- Return to Wonju : 2d Infantry Division, 8-20 January 1951 -- Hill 312 : 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 28-30 January 1951 -- Twin tunnels : 3d Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, and French Battalion, 30 January 2-February 1951 -- Operation Roundup : supporting the ROK troops -- Operation Roundup : escaping the trap -- Holding the Chinese : Chip'yong-ni and Wonju -- Relief of Chip'yong-ni : Task Force Crombez |
| Summary |
Bowers analyses this significant period and its effects on the remainder of the war. It is the first of three volumes about the Korean War that focus on combat experiences at the ground level : from battalion hierarchy to the accounts of individual soldiers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-306) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army fast |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, American
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (South) -- Wŏnju-si Region
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HISTORY -- Military -- Korean War.
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Military campaigns
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Military participation -- American
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bowers, William T., 1946-
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| ISBN |
9780813173078 |
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0813173078 |
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0813125081 |
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9780813125084 |
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9780813135144 |
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0813135141 |
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