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  • Yellow Raven

    The horrors of warfare through the eyes of an infantryman. From the human wave attacks in the Korean War, captivity in Laos, combat in Vietnam, to moving up the ranks and retiring as the highest enlisted rank in the army: Command Sergeant Major.This book covers Therriault's fascinating military career with brief chapters of his childhood and life after the military.Therriault was born Nov. 2, 1931 ... Read more

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  • Killing Korea: The Fight for Control of Korea

    by Victor Maere ...
    How two opposing sides killed Korea in an effort to save it.You surely have heard something about the Korean War. Or the Forgotten War as some call it.But do you really know all that happened?Have you heard the personal stories from the people who actually saw or did the fighting?If you haven't, you are in for a treat.While the war was among the shortest in history, it left an invisible mark - a ... Read more

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  • Douglas MacArthur - Upon Reflection

    General-of-the-Army Douglas MacArthur was a complex man whose behaviors seem contradictory on the surface. In fact, he demonstrated an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about himself and his environment. This consistent personality is evident across a wide range of social and personal contexts and can be traced back to his developmental childhood and adolescent years.This ... Read more

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  • A Marine Division in Nightmare Alley

    First published in 1958, A Marine Division in Nightmare Alley is a brief but gripping narrative of the author’s experiences as a young U.S. Marine during the Korean conflict. Beginning with his enlistment at age 17, his training at Camps LeJeune and Pendleton, to his landing at Pusan and subsequent combat (including action at Hagaru-ri and the Chosin Reservoir), the book provides a firsthand ... Read more

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  • Marine Close Air Support In Korea 1950-1953

    This study examines the historical record and primary source of conflict between the armed services over the issue of the effective employment of close air support during the Korean War. The study considers the impact of the single air asset manager on CAS employment during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The disagreement examined and explained in this study is the distinction and desire between ... Read more

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  • Artillery In Korea: Massing Fires And Reinventing The Wheel [Illustrated Edition]

    [Includes 10 photos illustrations]The first 9 months of the Korean War saw U.S. Army field artillery units destroy or abandon their own guns on nearly a dozen occasions. North Korean and Chinese forces infiltrated thinly held American lines to ambush units on the move or assault battery positions from the flanks or rear with, all too often, the same disastrous results. Trained to fight a linear ... Read more

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  • Wrestling The Initiative: Ridgway As Operational Commander In The Korean War, December 1950 To April 1951

    This monograph examines the conduct of operations of the U.S.’ Eighth Army under the command of General Matthew B. Ridgway in the Korean War. During the period of Ridgway’s command, from late Dec. of 1950 through April of 1951, the Eighth Army stopped an offensive campaign being conducted by Chinese Communist Forces. After completing a successful withdrawal and defense, Ridgway’s Army mounted a ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    Reckless, first published in 1955, is the heart-warming story of Reckless, a small horse whose faithful service to U.S. Marines during the Korean War boosted morale and made her a national hero. The book is in two parts, with the first describing the life of Reckless and her owner, a young Korean boy. Forced to sell his beloved horse due to family medical needs, Reckless (then named Flame-of-the ... Read more

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  • Conquest to Nowhere

    Conquest to Nowhere, first published in 1955, is author Anthony Herbert’s account of his harrowing time in Korea in 1950-51. Herbert, wounded numerous times, became America’s most decorated soldier of the Korean conflict. He tells a gritty, heart-wrenching story of dangerous patrols, battles against overwhelming Chinese assaults, the anguish of losing comrades-in arms, and his personal struggles ... Read more

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  • General MacArthur’s Strategic Success During The Early Months Of The Korean War

    Many military professionals regard General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as a very polarizing figure in military history, from his strategic use of maneuver to defeat the Japanese at Leyte to his public defiance of the Commander in Chief, President Truman on his policy towards the Korean War. Seen by many as a tactical genius, while others viewed him as an egomaniac, General MacArthur exhibited ... Read more

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  • Decision in Korea

    Decision in Korea, first published in 1954, is, as the author states, “a reporter’s survey” of the Korean conflict from its beginning through the first half year of the armistice. In scope, author Poats provides an excellent overview of the larger military and political aspects of the war, interspersed with personal stories of its fighting men and political leaders. Today, the book remains a ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire. Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

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  • The Story of Chaplain Kapaun, Patriot Priest of the Korean Conflict

    Emil Joseph Kapaun (1916–1951) was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun was a chaplain in the Burma Theater of World War II, then served again as a chaplain with the U.S. Army in Korea, where he was captured. He died in a prisoner of war camp.In 1993, Pope John Paul II declared him a ... Read more

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  • Strategic Analysis Of U.S. Special Operations During The Korean Conflict

    This study analyzes the strategic effectiveness of special operations conducted by the Far East Command (FECOM) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Korea during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1953. Each organization’s effectiveness is determined by examining the areas of strategy, organization and operations. Special operations as defined in Joint Chiefs of Staff Publication Number 2, ... Read more

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  • Operational Art In The Korean War: A Comparison Between General MacArthur And General Walker

    This monograph addresses operational art during a specific period of the Korean War. Both General Walton Walker and General Douglas MacArthur developed operational approaches to unify Korea when the decision was made to cross the 38th parallel into North Korea. General MacArthur’s approach used two major ground commands, was more daring, but more complicated. General Walker, on the other hand ... Read more

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  • Commander Gene Clark

    Here in this essay from New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming is the harrowing account of a true hero of the Korean War, Commander Gene Clark. Without Clark, General Douglas MacArthur's daring plan to invade South Korea from the sea would almost surely have failed. ... Read more

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  • Allied Marines In The Korean War: Train Wreckers And Ghost Killers [Illustrated Edition]

    [Illustrated with more than 40 maps, photos and diagrams]Command Historian Dr Leo J. Daugherty III reveals the missions, actions and successes of the British and Korean Marines that fought alongside the US Marines in the UN Allied forces during the Korean War.“Among the United Nations forces committed to the far-flung battlefield that was Korea, it was the Marine component that stood out in its ... Read more

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  • A Study Of The Aerial Interdiction of Railways During The Korean War

    This study undertakes to examine the aerial interdiction activities conducted against the enemy railway system by United Nations’ forces during the Korean War, June 1950-July 1953. It has three major goals: (1) to compile a concise history of these interdiction activities; (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts as it might relate to the conduct of the total war effort; and (3) to make ... Read more

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  • Down In The Weeds - Close Air Support In Korea

    Before the Korean War, the primary mission of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer’s Far East Air Forces was air defense of the Japanese homeland. Most of the aircraft constituting Stratemeyer’s inventory were interceptors, not designed for the type of combat that would be required now that the United States was joining in the UN effort to end the war in Korea. The Joint Army/USAAF doctrine of 1946, ... Read more

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  • General Of The Army Omar Nelson Bradley In The Korean War And The Meaning Of The Chairmanship

    The Korean War took place over a three year period from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953. The first year experienced the major operations of the entire war, and the remaining two years of the war basically resulted in a stalemate along the 38th Parallel until the armistice. The period of the Korean War was a delicate time in United States history, and the war was part of a larger global problem facing ... Read more

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  • MIG Alley: The Fight For Air Superiority [Illustrated Edition]

    Includes more than 20 photo illustrationsThe fight for air superiority began the day the Korean War started and only ended with the armistice three years later. Once the shock of the North Koreans’ invasion wore off, it did not take long for the United States Air Force, assisted by other United Nations air forces, to destroy the North Korean Air Force. The arrival of the MiG-15 in November 1950, ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire.Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

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  • Operation Grasshopper

    Army Aviation in the Korean War

    Operation Grasshopper first published in 1958, is the little-known yet vital story of U.S. Army Aviation operations during the Korean conflict. In contrast to the Air Force, Army “Grasshopper” pilots flew light, unarmed planes (especially the Cessna L-19 ‘Bird Dog’) and helicopters, to report on enemy troop movements and artillery positions, to perform rescue missions of fellow soldiers, and to ... Read more

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  • The Kunu-ri (Kumori) Incident

    The short but heroic narrative of a member of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in the bloody bitter battle at Kunu-ri during the Korean War.“I was a combat soldier in Korea during the early stages of the Korean conflict from 11 November, 1960, through October, 1951. Although the time spent there appears relatively short in the minds of many war veterans, to a ... Read more

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