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Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The definitive account of the final and bloodiest battle for Pork Chop Hill By the summer of 1953, the Korean War had long since reached a stalemate. As peace negotiations dragged on, units of the US 7th Infantry Division rebuilt the defenses of Hill 255, one of numerous outposts in front of the Main Line of Resistance extending across the peninsula. Better known by its nickname, Pork Chop Hill, the outpost had twice been the scene of some of the...
Author
Publisher
Burtyrki Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Operation Grasshopper first published in 1958, is the little-known yet vital story of U.S. Army Aviation operations during the Korean conflict. In contrast to the Air Force, Army "Grasshopper" pilots flew light, unarmed planes (especially the Cessna L-19 'Bird Dog') and helicopters, to report on enemy troop movements and artillery positions, to perform rescue missions of fellow soldiers, and to fly countless missions transporting the wounded to medical...
Author
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The outbreak of the Korean conflict caught America (and the Marine Corps) unprepared. The Corps' salvation was the existence of its Organized Reserve (an organization rich in veterans of the fighting in World War II), the availability of modern equipment in storage and, as always, the bravery, initiative, and adaptability of individual Marines. In this follow-up to his enormously successful Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific, Oscar Gilbert presents...
Author
Publisher
Normanby Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Includes over 50 photos and 25 maps. THIS IS THE second volume of a series dealing with United States Marine Operations in Korea during the period 2 August 1950 to 27 July 1953. Volume II presents in detail the operations of the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as a part of X Corps, USA, during and immediately following the Inchon Landing on 15 September 1950. In order to tell a complete story of this historic amphibious operation,...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A brilliant history of the Korean War based on the real experiences of soldiers from both sides Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Toland reports on the Korean War in a revolutionary way in this thoroughly researched and riveting book. Toland pored over military archives and was the first person to gain access to previously undisclosed Chinese records, which allowed him to investigate Chairman Mao's direct involvement in the conflict. Toland supplements...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
More than 30,000 British troops fought in Korea between 1950 and 1953 and more than 3,000 died, with over 1,000 being captured and held in atrocious conditions by the Chinese or Koreans. At least half of those captured died in prison camps. More than 70 per cent of those who fought were 18-19 year olds doing national service. They were poorly trained and ill-equipped, fighting much of their time in snowy trenches. This book, for the first time, tells...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Two friends return home from the Korean War to find their world -- and themselves -- irrevocably altered in this novel hailed by Kurt Vonnegut as "gruesomely accurate and enchanting" and "wildly sexy" Willard "Sonny" Burns and Tom "Gunner" Casselman, Korean War vets and former classmates, reunite on the train ride home to Indianapolis. Despite their shared history, the two young men could not be more different: Sonny had been an introverted, bookish...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Beyond the Legend is the authorized biography of William (Bill) Speakman VC. It covers the whole of his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire to his later life in South Africa-a period about which little has been known previously-and his recent return to Altrincham. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, one of only four for the Korean War, for his part in the defense of United Hill against a numerically superior Chinese...
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS (Ignition)
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
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,...
11) Korean Tales
Author
Publisher
Barakaldo Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book is a first-hand account, based on personal experiences and observation, of a war unique in history and vital for the future of our civilisation. Part of the book is written in the form of fictional stories, each closely based on actual events, which reveal vividly the reactions of the fighting men and of the natives of a war-torn country. "THIS is a blessed event. At last the United States Army has given birth to a top-grade writer. From...
Author
Series
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An original blend of autobiography and ethnography that re-examines violence and memory from the perspective of a child of Korean War survivors. This "deeply moving" narrative (Heonik Kwon, author of After the Korean War ) showcases an unexpected voice from an established researcher. With an unwavering commitment to a child's perspective, Clara Han explores how the catastrophic event of the Korean War is dispersed into domestic life. Han writes from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author and former US Navy JAG Officer Don Brown's Pacific Rim series is now available in one volume! Thunder in the Morning Calm Sixty years after his grandfather disappeared in Korea, a young naval intelligence officer seeks the truth behind rumors that American POWs are still being held there. Risking his life, fortune, and freedom, he leads a daring mission into the dangerous dictatorship of North Korea -- all for the love of his country...
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