Korea
Author : Tim Carew
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
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Author : Tim Carew
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
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Author : Tim Carew
Publisher :
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953 Regimental Histories Commonwealth of Nations
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Author : Jeffrey Grey
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Tim Carew
Publisher : Pan
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 21,24 MB
Release : 1970-01-01
Category : Commonwealth countries
ISBN : 9780330024747
Author : Cyril Nelson Barclay
Publisher : Aldershot : Gale & Polden
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 1954
Category : History
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Author : Michael Hickey
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2001-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1468305573
An authoritative account by the historian and Korean War vet offers “a comprehensive picture of the war . . . and riveting tales of heroics . . . Gripping” (The Washington Post Book World). Winner of the Westminster Medal for Military Literature On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People’s Army shocked American troops by crossing the 38th parallel into South Korea. After five years of relative quiet following the close of World War II, the US Army was unprepared to face a battle-ready enemy. After an initial defeat, General MacArthur turned the tides along with significant contributions from UN allies. Joining the Americans were troops from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, and elsewhere, working together despite problems of culture and logistics. In The Korean War, Michael Hickey frames the conflict in the larger context of international power politics. A veteran of the war himself, he recounts such masterstrokes as MacArthur’s landing behind the enemy lines at Inchon, the drama of the glorious Glosters episode, and both collaboration and mutiny in the prisoner-of-war camps of either side. Drawing on many previously unexamined sources from several countries, including recently declassified documents, regimental archives, diaries, and interviews, Hickey adds extensively to our knowledge of one of the most significant conflicts of modern times. “[A] fine, opinionated contribution to Korean War literature . . . Not to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 35,15 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Great Britain
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In this volume, General Farrar-Hockley completes the account of Britain's part in the Korean War, from January 1951, when the United Nations' forces seemed about to be overwhelmed by the Chinese Communist Forces, to the armistice in the summer of 1953.
Author : Tim Carew
Publisher :
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Steven Hugh Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 27,7 MB
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1317882229
Tens of thousands of US soldiers and untold millions of Koreans died in this war the first major arena of the East-West conflict. This concise international history of the war offers a new approach to its understanding, tracing its origins and dynamics to the interplay between modern Korean history and twentieth century world history. The narrative also uniquely examines the social history of the conflict, and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. While most surveys stop at 1953, with the signing of the armistice, Steven Hugh Lee carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954 the last major international effort before recent years to negotiate a permanent peace for the Korean peninsula.
Author : George Forty
Publisher : Arms & Armour
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,99 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9781854094391
Lodged between the unforgettable horrors of World War II and the cultural upheaval of Vietnam, the Korean conflict often fades by comparison. Yet, as recent events in North Korea prove, the effects of the war linger still. This tribute to those who fought -- written by a participant -- blends personal reminiscences and photographs to create a graphic impression of what went on. The information here covers the opposing armies, unique employment of the United Nations Command, use of helicopters in battle, Chinese attack and spring offensive, presidential citations, life in the line, patrolling, propaganda, and prisoners of war.