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Disaster in Korea:

by Appleman, Roy Edgar
Published by : Tx A&M Univ. Press (Texas) Physical details: 456 p ISBN:60967.
Subject(s): Korean War -- Campaigns -- 1950-1953
Year: 1989
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Item type Current location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
900 - 999 951.9042 App (Browse shelf) Available In Memory of : S.S. Foote 60967

Includes Index and Bibliography




Prelude to MacArthur's attack to end the War --
Uncertainty on the eve of the UN advance --
UN and CCF positions and orders of battle --
The first day of the Eighth Army's attack --
The second day of the Eighth Army's attack --
The CCF 2nd phase offensive --
The CCF Armies' rout of the ROK II Corps --
Defeat of US 25th Infantry Division --
Withdrawal of the Eighth Army left flank to the Chongchon River --
The CCF 40th Army attack on the US 2nd Infantry Division --
The US 2nd Infantry Division retreats to Kunu-ri --
MacArthur calls a Commanders' Conference --
Withdrawal of the Eighth Army South of Chongchon River --
Withdrawal of the 2nd Infantry Division from Kunu-ri --
Back to Pyongyang --
Evacuation of Pyongyang --
The waist of Korea --
Big bugout or skillful retreat? --
The death of General Walker.

Explains how the Chinese Army drove MacArthur and the U.N. forces out of North Korea, and tells why the Chinese decided to intervene.