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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779462303321

Autore

Mackenzie S. P

Titolo

The Imjin and Kapyong battles [[electronic resource] ] : Korea, 1951 / / S.P. Mackenzie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-253-00916-2

1-283-97952-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Twentieth-century battles

Disciplina

951.904/242

Soggetti

Imjin River, Battle of the, Korea, 1951

Kapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951

Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, Australian

Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, Canadian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; PROLOGUE; 1 IMJIN: THE FIRST DAY; 2 IMJIN: THE SECOND DAY; 3 IMJIN: THE THIRD DAY; 4 IMJIN: THE FINAL DAY; 5 KAPYONG: THE FIRST DAY; 6 KAPYONG: THE SECOND DAY; 7 KAPYONG: THE THIRD DAY; 8 KAPYONG: THE FINAL DAY; EPILOGUE; CONCLUSION; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

The sacrifice of the ""Glorious Glosters"" in defense of the Imjin River line and the hilltop fights of Australian and Canadian battalions in the Kapyong Valley have achieved greater renown in those nations than any other military action since World War II. This book is the first to compare in depth what happened and why. Using official and unofficial source material ranging from personal interviews to war diaries, this study seeks to disentangle the mythology surrounding both battles and explain why events unfolded as they did. Based on thorough familiarity with all available sources, many