U.S. Marine Operations in Korea 1950-1953, Volume 1: The Pusan Perimeter

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In Category - War & Military, History

Authors: Nicholas Canzona, Lynn Montross In Year : 1954

Book Language: English

Audiobook: U.S. Marine Operations in Korea 1950-1953, Volume 1: The Pusan Perimeter

Forward and Preface
Chapter 1, Part 1 - Korea, Doorstep of Strategy
Chapter 1, Part 2 - Korea, Doorstep of Strategy
Chapter 2, Part 1 - Red Aggression in Korea
Chapter 2, Part 2 - Red Aggression in Korea
Chapter 3, Part 1 - The Marine Brigade
Chapter 3, Part 2 - The Marine Brigade
Chapter 4, Part 1 - The Advance Party
Chapter 4, Part 2 - The Advance Party
Chapter 5, Part 1 - Prelude to Battle
Chapter 5, Part 2 - Prelude to Battle
Chapter 6, Part 1 - Action on Hill 342
Chapter 6, Part 2 - Action on Hill 342
Chapter 7, Part 1 - Advance to Kosong
Chapter 7, Part 2 - Advance to Kosong
Chapter 8, Part 1 - Fight on Two Fronts
Chapter 8, Part 2 - Fight on Two Fronts
Chapter 9, Part 1 - The Battle of the Naktong
Chapter 9, Part 2 - The Battle of the Naktong
Chapter 10, Part 1 - Obong-ni Ridge
Chapter 10, Part 2 - Obong-ni Ridge
Chapter 11, Part 1 - Second Naktong
Chapter 11, Part 2 - Second Naktong
Chapter 12, Part 1 - Mission Completed
Chapter 12, Part 2 - Mission Completed

It meant little to most Americans on 25 June 1950 to read in their Sunday newspapers that civil strife had broken out in Korea. They could hardly have suspected that this remote Asiatic peninsula was to become the scene of the fourth most costly military effort of American history, both in blood and money, before the end of the year. With a reputation built largely on amphibious warfare, Marines of the 1st Brigade were called upon to prove their versatility in sustained ground action. On three separate occasions within the embattled Perimeter—south toward Sachon and twice along the Naktong River—these Marine units hurled the weight of their assault force at the enemy. ...and at no point did Marines give ground except as ordered. The quality of their performance in the difficult days of the Pusan Perimeter fighting made them a valuable member of the United Nations team and earned new laurels for their Corps. - Summary by Montross and Canzana and Lemuel Shepherd