The gentle warrior : General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC / Clifton La Bree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Bree, Clifton, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Oliver Prince, 1893-1977.

Smith, Oliver Prince.

United States. Marine Corps--Biography.

United States.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In November 1950, United Nations forces in Korea were stopped in their advance toward the Yalu River by Chinese Communist forces and were in danger of being overrun. Vastly outnumbered by enemy forces, the First Marine Division was cut off from its base at Wonson. General Oliver Prince Smith, commander of the First Marine Division, is credited with bringing the division and attached army units to safety, leaving no wounded behind and, in the process, destroying the effectiveness of several Chinese units. Using the general's own notes and diaries, Clifton La Bree describes Smith's long and distinguished career, his command in Iceland in 1940, in the Pacific campaigns, and in Korea. La Bree also acknowledges the key role the army's 31st Regimental Combat Team played in conducting a successful withdrawal from the Chosin reservoir and discusses Smith's wartime dealings with military and political leaders.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Maps""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. Building the Foundation""; ""2. Iceland""; ""3. The New Britain Campaign""; ""4. The Russell Islands (R&R)""; ""5. Peleliu""; ""6. Okinawa""; ""7. Post-World War II""; ""8. Inchon and Seoul, Korea, 1950""; ""9. North to the Chosin""; ""10. Disaster at the Chosin""; ""11. In Central Korea""; ""12. Post-Korea""; ""13. Gen. Oliver Prince Smith, USMC (Ret.)""; ""Appendix A: Chronology of Gen. Oliver Prince Smith's Marine Corps Career""

""Appendix B: Gen. Oliver Prince Smith's Medals and Decorations""""Notes""; ""Comments on Sources, and Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-61277-271-4