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Autore |
Bowers William T. <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The line [[electronic resource] ] : combat in Korea, January - February 1951 / / William T. Bowers |
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Lexington, Ky, : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-3514-1 |
0-8131-5986-5 |
0-8131-7307-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, American |
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Campaigns - Korea - Wŏnju-si Region |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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War comes to Korea: the first six months -- Retreat to Wonju : Second Infantry Division, 1- 6 January 1951 -- Action at Wonju : Twenty-Third and 38th Infantry Regiments, 6-7 January 1951 -- Return to Wonju : Second Infantry Division, 8-20 January 1951 -- Hill 312 : First Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 28-30 January 1951 -- Twin tunnels : Third Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, and French Battalion, 30 January 2 - February 1951 -- Operation Roundup : supporting the ROK troops -- Operation Roundup : escaping the trap -- Holding the Chinese : Chipyong-ni and Wonju -- Relief of Chipyong-ni : Task Force Crombez. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The opening months of 1951 comprised the first winter of the Korean War, and the fighting was as intense as the weather. In The Line: Combat in Korea, January-February 1951, William T. Bowers analyzes this significant period and its effects on the remainder of the war. The Line is the first of three volumes about the Korean War that focus on combat experiences at the ground level: from battalion hierarchy to the accounts of individual soldiers. Drawn from interviews conducted by Army historians immediately after combat, the books in this series offer intensive examinations of military conflic |
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