| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Battles and campaigns
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Battles and campaigns (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-306) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953.
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United States. Army. |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, American.
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (South) -- Wŏnju-si Region.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bowers, William T., 1946-
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| Added Title |
Combat in Korea, January - February 1951 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Line. Lexington, Ky : Univ. Press of Kentucky, ©2008 9780813125084 0813125081 (DLC) 2008024093 (OCoLC)213840178 |
| ISBN |
9780813173078 (electronic book) |
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0813173078 (electronic book) |
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0813125081 (hdbk. ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813125084 (hdbk. ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813135144 |
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0813135141 |
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9780813125084 (hdbk. ; alkaline paper) |
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