Ready to fire: memoir of an American artilleryman in the Korean War
"Once North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel in 1950, the lives of many Americans were disrupted. President Truman authorizeed a call up of enlisted, inactive reservists - like Richard B. Holmsten, an about to be married 20-year-old with a bright future: Replacements were needed for arti...
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Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.]
McFarland
2003
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Once North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel in 1950, the lives of many Americans were disrupted. President Truman authorizeed a call up of enlisted, inactive reservists - like Richard B. Holmsten, an about to be married 20-year-old with a bright future: Replacements were needed for artillerymen killed during one disastrous day in August 1950. He was assigned to the Headquarters Battery of the 8th Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th Infantry Division." "This memoir begins with Holmsten's transition from civilian to newlywed soldier. It covers training at Fort Lewis (Washington state), the voyage across the Pacific, and then the readying of a Fire Direction Control Center for 105 howitzers near Kaesong. It covers the early days of the conflict, the problems faced as the unit retreated south of Seoul, and the efforts put forth as the unit struck north again." "The major campaign covered is the crossing of the Han River in March 1951, a massive but fast operation in which Holmsten's unit fired 7,000 rounds of artillery. The daily happenings, hopes and fears of soldier life are explored, including the often-contentious relationship of enlisted reserve versus regular army. It concludes with the author's rotation back to civilian life. Photographs accompany the text."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | IX, 210 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0786416130 |
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