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This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, weapons and combat effectiveness of the US Marines and North Korean soldiers who fought one another in August and September 1950.Equipped with Soviet tanks and bolstered by a cadre of combat veterans returning from the Chinese Civil War, North Korea's army launched its surprise offensive against the Republic of Korea on 25 June 1950; within days Seoul had fallen and the majority of South Korea's divisions had been shattered. American ground troops rushed to Korea also seemed incapable of stopping the rapidly advancing North Koreans. By August, the remnants of the South Korean and US Army divisions had been pushed into a small corner around the port of Pusan, their backs to the sea. Time was also running out for the North Koreans; virtually all of their planning and preparations were based on a two-month campaign. Although the North Korean People's Army had enjoyed an impressive string of victories, its losses were no longer being

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Introduction The Opposing Sides Hill 342, August 2-9, 1950 Obong-ni Ridge, August 17-18, 1950 Seoul, September 25-27, 1950 Analysis Aftermath Unit Organizations Bibliography Index

US Marine vs North Korean Soldier

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 17 February 2022
      ISBN-13 9781472849229
      978-1472849229
      ISBN-10 1472849221
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, weapons and combat effectiveness of the US Marines and North Korean soldiers who fought one another in August and September 1950.Equipped with Soviet tanks and bolstered by a cadre of combat veterans returning from the Chinese Civil War, North Korea's army launched its surprise offensive against the Republic of Korea on 25 June 1950; within days Seoul had fallen and the majority of South Korea's divisions had been shattered. American ground troops rushed to Korea also seemed incapable of stopping the rapidly advancing North Koreans. By August, the remnants of the South Korean and US Army divisions had been pushed into a small corner around the port of Pusan, their backs to the sea. Time was also running out for the North Koreans; virtually all of their planning and preparations were based on a two-month campaign. Although the North Korean People's Army had enjoyed an impressive string of victories, its losses were no longer being

      Table of Contents
      Introduction The Opposing Sides Hill 342, August 2-9, 1950 Obong-ni Ridge, August 17-18, 1950 Seoul, September 25-27, 1950 Analysis Aftermath Unit Organizations Bibliography Index

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