The Imjin and Kapyong battles : Korea, 1951 / S.P. Mackenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackenzie, S. P.

Series:

Twentieth-Century Battles

Twentieth-century battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imjin River, Battle of the, Korea, 1951.

Kapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, Australian.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253009166

0253009162

9781283979528

1283979527

OCLC:

828247131