LEADER 04111nam 2200625 450 001 9910809181303321 005 20230803205241.0 010 $a0-253-01163-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000245359 035 $a(EBL)1794178 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001347182 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11862997 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001347182 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11348638 035 $a(PQKB)10791047 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1794178 035 $a(OCoLC)891695003 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse41834 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1794178 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10941739 035 $a(OCoLC)891449848 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000245359 100 $a20141001h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChina's battle for Korea $ethe 1951 spring offensive /$fXiaobing Li 210 1$aBloomington, Indiana :$cIndiana University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (428 p.) 225 1 $aTwentieth-Century Battles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-01157-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; China's Battle for Korea; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and Charts; Acknowledgments; Introduction: China's War against America; Note on Transliteration; List of Abbreviations; 1 Beijing's Decision; 2 From the Yalu to Seoul; 3 The Last Battle for Victory; 4 The First Step: Three Problems; 5 The Costly Offensive in the West; 6 The Second Step: The Offensive in the East; 7 Disastrous Withdrawal to the North; 8 From Battleground to Negotiating Table; Conclusion: What China Learned; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index 330 $a"More than fifty years ago, the United States sent troops into Korea as part of a United Nations Command to check the North Korean invasion of South Korea. After repelling the invasion, the UN forces crossed the 38th parallel and approached the Yalu River, the Chinese-North Korean border. Leaders of the People's Republic of China considered the UN action to be a challenge to the newly-established Communist regime and launched an invasion "to resist America and aid Korea." Between November 1950 and the end of the war in June 1953, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched six major offensives against the UN forces. The most important of these, the fifth, began on April 22, 1951, and was the greatest Communist military operation of the war, the largest battle since the end of World War II. The Chinese deployed more than 700,000 men, including 600,000 troops in 33 infantry and four artillery divisions. The engagement lasted more than five weeks. The UN forces put up a strong defense and stopped the Chinese short of the South Korean capital of Seoul. The Chinese never again came so close to Seoul. China's defeat in this battle forced Mao Zedong to reconsider his aims on the battlefield, and the Chinese leadership became willing to conclude the war short of total victory. Battle for Korea offers new perspectives on Chinese decision-making, planning, and execution; the roles of command, political control, and technology; and the interaction between Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow, and it provides valuable insight into Chinese military doctrine and the reasons for the UN's military success"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aTwentieth-century battles. 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Chinese 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xCampaigns 607 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Chinese 607 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xCampaigns 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953$xParticipation, Chinese. 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953$xCampaigns. 676 $a951.904/2351 686 $aHIS027020$2bisacsh 700 $aLi$b Xiaobing$f1954-$0760917 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809181303321 996 $aChina's battle for Korea$93932403 997 $aUNINA