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080 _a9(519)"1950-53" (NLA)
100 1 _aBlair, Clay
_9265784
245 1 4 _aThe forgotten war :
_bAmerica in Korea 1950-1953 /
_cby Clay Blair.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bTimes Books,
_c1987.
300 _axv, 1136 p. [48] p.of plates :
_bill. maps ;
_c25 cm.
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
650 1 4 _aKorean War, 1950-1953
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_zUnited States
_9265785
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_cBK
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