From the Hudson to the Yalu : West Point '49 in the Korean War /

They entered West Point shortly before the end of World War II. Four years later the class of USMA '49 graduated amid peacetime military cutbacks and national complacency. A year later these young officers were plunged into a cruel and unexpected war and were forced to compensate, by valor and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maihafer, Harry J. (Harry James), 1924-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©1993.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas A & M University military history series ; 31.
Temas:
United States Military Academy. > Class of 1949.
United States Military Academy. > Class of 1949
1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Personal narratives, American.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > Korean War.
Personal narratives > American
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • School is out: June-July 1950
  • Seeing the elephant: 1-12 August
  • The Pusan perimeter: 13-23 August
  • Fighting fires: 24 August-5 September
  • The perimeter holds: 6-14 September
  • Striking back: 15-20 September
  • Heading north: 20 September-4 October
  • Pursuit into North Korea: 5 October-3 November
  • CCF intervention: 4-29 November
  • X Corps retreat from Chosin: 29 October-30 December
  • Eighth Army retreat: 30 November-31 December
  • Attack and counterattack: 1 January-31 March 1951
  • Spring offensive: 1 April-30 June
  • Stalemate: July 1951-July 1953
  • Appendix A: "It's happening on your own front lawn" / Robert T. Fallon
  • Appendix B: Korean War service, USMA '49.

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