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The Imjin and Kapyong Battles : Korea 1951

By S. P. MacKenzie; Paul MacKenzie

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780253009166, 9780253009081
LCC
DS918.2.I49M33 2013
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3996917 bytes)
Series
Twentieth-Century Battles Ser.
Pages
312\0
Time added
2023-08-04 09:34:05
1950-1953 - ParticipationAustralianKorean War

Description

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 not previously utilized, it sheds new light on fighting "the forgotten war."

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