A morning in June :: defending Outpost Harry /

By June 1953 the Korean War, marked at the outset by extremely fluid advances and retreats up and down the peninsula, had settled into position warfare very near the original pre-war demarcation line between North and South Korea. At this point both sides were fighting to win a peace, to achieve inc...

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Main Author: Evans, James W. (James William), 1929-2010
Other Authors: Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:By June 1953 the Korean War, marked at the outset by extremely fluid advances and retreats up and down the peninsula, had settled into position warfare very near the original pre-war demarcation line between North and South Korea. At this point both sides were fighting to win a peace, to achieve incremental advantages that could be translated into gains at the peace negotiations in Panmunjom. These last days of the war saw savage battles for control of important local terrain features, and in the trench warfare of the Chorwon Valley a young U.S. Army lieutenant was assigned to lead an infantry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 220 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817381813
0817381813

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