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

• Autore: Mackenzie S. P
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 951.904/242
• Soggetto topico: Imjin River, Battle of the, Korea, 1951; Kapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951; Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, Australian; Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, Canadian
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Imjin and Kapyong battles
• ISBN: 0-253-00916-2; 1-283-97952-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452774803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Twentieth-Century Battles