LEADER 03077nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910779462303321 005 20230803020256.0 010 $a0-253-00916-2 010 $a1-283-97952-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000996610 035 $a(EBL)1123744 035 $a(OCoLC)828247131 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000822086 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473345 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000822086 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10752571 035 $a(PQKB)10969937 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1123744 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25846 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1123744 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10649306 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL429202 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000996610 100 $a20120917d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Imjin and Kapyong battles$b[electronic resource] $eKorea, 1951 /$fS.P. Mackenzie 210 $aBloomington, Ind. $cIndiana University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 0$aTwentieth-century battles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-00908-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThe sacrifice of the ""Glorious Glosters"" in defense of the Imjin River line and the hilltop fights of Australian and Canadian battalions in the Kapyong Valley have achieved greater renown in those nations than any other military action since World War II. This book is the first to compare in depth what happened and why. Using official and unofficial source material ranging from personal interviews to war diaries, this study seeks to disentangle the mythology surrounding both battles and explain why events unfolded as they did. Based on thorough familiarity with all available sources, many 410 0$aTwentieth-Century Battles 606 $aImjin River, Battle of the, Korea, 1951 606 $aKapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Australian 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Canadian 615 0$aImjin River, Battle of the, Korea, 1951. 615 0$aKapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951. 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Australian. 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Canadian. 676 $a951.904/242 700 $aMackenzie$b S. P$0516033 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779462303321 996 $aThe Imjin and Kapyong battles$93685340 997 $aUNINA