02481nam 22005774a 450 991045473340332120200520144314.00-8173-8227-5(CKB)1000000000774993(EBL)454587(OCoLC)427565627(SSID)ssj0000217005(PQKBManifestationID)11174998(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000217005(PQKBWorkID)10201748(PQKB)10583838(MiAaPQ)EBC454587(MdBmJHUP)muse8936(Au-PeEL)EBL454587(CaPaEBR)ebr10309870(EXLCZ)99100000000077499320060201d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOutpost Kelly[electronic resource] a tanker's story /Jack R. SiewertTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20061 online resource (178 p.)Alabama Fire AntDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-5341-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-156).Reconnaissance up front -- Close and join -- Hill 199 -- Stuck in the mud -- Outpost kelly is lost -- The fight for outpost kelly -- Return to home station -- Epilogue.In the second year of the Korean War, Jack Siewert commanded a platoon of five M-46 tanks. Temporarily assigned to provide fire support for an infantry battalion on the front, he eventually found himself in the midst of intense fighting for a relatively unknown and unimportant hill, code named Outpost Kelly. Those four days of battle against Chinese forces form the heart of this memoir, which is unique in its focus on the hill fighting that dominated two thirds of the Korean War. Trained to take advantage of his tanks' mobility, his orders-to provide direct fire suAlabama Fire AntKorean War, 1950-1953Regimental historiesUnited StatesKorean War, 1950-1953CampaignsElectronic books.Korean War, 1950-1953Regimental historiesKorean War, 1950-1953Campaigns.951.904/242Siewert Jack R.1924-1040111MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454733403321Outpost Kelly2462736UNINA