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A vivid and meticulous assessment of one of the most misunderstood episodes in recent history, this is a look back to the first war we could not win--not just the big picture, but also a look inside the experience of soldiers in the battle. 76 black-and-white photos.
A vivid and meticulous assessment of one of the most misunderstood episodes in recent history, this is a look back to the first war we could not win--not just the big picture, but also a look inside the experience of soldiers in the battle. 76 black-and-white photos.
Über den Autor
Max Hastings is the author of The Korean War, Overlord, and Bomber Command and the coauthor of Battle for the Falklands. Editor of The Daily Telegraph, he lives in London, England.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1. Origins of a Tragedy
2. Invasion
3. The West's Riposite
Washington
Tokyo
Seoul
4. Walker's War
Retreat to the Naktong
Dressing Ranks
The Pusan Perimeter
5. Inchon
6. To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel
7. The Coming of the Chinese
8. Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir
9. The Winter of Crisis
The Big Bugout
Washington and Tokyo
The Arrival of Ridgway
10. Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11. The Struggle on the Imjin
12. The Stony Road
Toward Stalemate
Panmunjom
The Cause
13. The Intelligence War
14. The Battle in the Air
15. The War on the Hills
16. The Prisoners
17. The Pursuit of Peace
Koje-do
"I Shall Go to Korea"
The Last Act
18. Hindsight
Chronology
Notes and References
Select Bibliography and a Note on Sources
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index
List of Maps
Korea
The Invasion of South Korea
From Inchon to Seoul
The Chinese Intervention
Retreat from the Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of the Imjin River
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1. Origins of a Tragedy
2. Invasion
3. The West's Riposite
Washington
Tokyo
Seoul
4. Walker's War
Retreat to the Naktong
Dressing Ranks
The Pusan Perimeter
5. Inchon
6. To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel
7. The Coming of the Chinese
8. Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir
9. The Winter of Crisis
The Big Bugout
Washington and Tokyo
The Arrival of Ridgway
10. Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11. The Struggle on the Imjin
12. The Stony Road
Toward Stalemate
Panmunjom
The Cause
13. The Intelligence War
14. The Battle in the Air
15. The War on the Hills
16. The Prisoners
17. The Pursuit of Peace
Koje-do
"I Shall Go to Korea"
The Last Act
18. Hindsight
Chronology
Notes and References
Select Bibliography and a Note on Sources
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index
List of Maps
Korea
The Invasion of South Korea
From Inchon to Seoul
The Chinese Intervention
Retreat from the Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of the Imjin River
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1988 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780671668341 |
ISBN-10: | 067166834X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Hastings, Max |
Hersteller: | Atria Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 235 x 156 x 26 mm |
Von/Mit: | Max Hastings |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.10.1988 |
Gewicht: | 0,581 kg |
Über den Autor
Max Hastings is the author of The Korean War, Overlord, and Bomber Command and the coauthor of Battle for the Falklands. Editor of The Daily Telegraph, he lives in London, England.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1. Origins of a Tragedy
2. Invasion
3. The West's Riposite
Washington
Tokyo
Seoul
4. Walker's War
Retreat to the Naktong
Dressing Ranks
The Pusan Perimeter
5. Inchon
6. To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel
7. The Coming of the Chinese
8. Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir
9. The Winter of Crisis
The Big Bugout
Washington and Tokyo
The Arrival of Ridgway
10. Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11. The Struggle on the Imjin
12. The Stony Road
Toward Stalemate
Panmunjom
The Cause
13. The Intelligence War
14. The Battle in the Air
15. The War on the Hills
16. The Prisoners
17. The Pursuit of Peace
Koje-do
"I Shall Go to Korea"
The Last Act
18. Hindsight
Chronology
Notes and References
Select Bibliography and a Note on Sources
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index
List of Maps
Korea
The Invasion of South Korea
From Inchon to Seoul
The Chinese Intervention
Retreat from the Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of the Imjin River
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1. Origins of a Tragedy
2. Invasion
3. The West's Riposite
Washington
Tokyo
Seoul
4. Walker's War
Retreat to the Naktong
Dressing Ranks
The Pusan Perimeter
5. Inchon
6. To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel
7. The Coming of the Chinese
8. Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir
9. The Winter of Crisis
The Big Bugout
Washington and Tokyo
The Arrival of Ridgway
10. Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11. The Struggle on the Imjin
12. The Stony Road
Toward Stalemate
Panmunjom
The Cause
13. The Intelligence War
14. The Battle in the Air
15. The War on the Hills
16. The Prisoners
17. The Pursuit of Peace
Koje-do
"I Shall Go to Korea"
The Last Act
18. Hindsight
Chronology
Notes and References
Select Bibliography and a Note on Sources
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Index
List of Maps
Korea
The Invasion of South Korea
From Inchon to Seoul
The Chinese Intervention
Retreat from the Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of the Imjin River
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1988 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780671668341 |
ISBN-10: | 067166834X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Hastings, Max |
Hersteller: | Atria Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 235 x 156 x 26 mm |
Von/Mit: | Max Hastings |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.10.1988 |
Gewicht: | 0,581 kg |
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