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080 | _a9(519)"1950-53" (NLA) | ||
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_aBlair, Clay _9265784 |
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_aThe forgotten war : _bAmerica in Korea 1950-1953 / _cby Clay Blair. |
250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bTimes Books, _c1987. |
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_axv, 1136 p. [48] p.of plates : _bill. maps ; _c25 cm. |
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500 | _aMaps on lining papers | ||
505 | 0 | _aCont.: pt. 1. Eve of war: Washington, 1949-1950 ; Tokyo and Seoul, 1949-1950 -- pt. 2. Drawing a line: Momentous decisions ; Fantastical deployments -- pt. 3. Retreat to the Pusan perimeter: Taejon lost ; "Stand or die" -- pt. 4. Defending the perimeter: Pusan saved ; Taegu saved ; Magnificent victory -- pt. 5. The liberation of South Korea: Seoul recaptured ; Pursuit and exploitation -- pt. 6. The invasion of North Korea: Crossing the 38th Parallel ; On to the Yalu -- pt. 7. Drastic miscalculations: The Chinese strike ; "Land happy" -- pt. 8. Disaster and retreat: The second Chinese offensive ; Shocking losses ; A ray of sunshine -- pt. 9. Ridgway to Korea: A "defeated" army? ; The third Chinese offensive -- pt. 10. Counterattacks: "Eighth Army in good shape" ; The fourth Chinese offensive -- pt. 11. Return to the 38th Parallel: Killer and ripper ; Courageous, Tomahawk, and Rugged -- pt. 12. Van Fleet to Korea: MacArthur sacked ; The fifth Chinese offensive -- pt. 13. Red China checked: The sixth Chinese offensive ; Stalemate ; The talking war. | |
520 | _aMilitary history of the Korean War that combines battlefield level detail with command-level history as well as the domestic and international political dimensions of the war | ||
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_aKorean War, 1950-1953 _xCampaigns _zUnited States _9265785 |
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