U. S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume I (of 5): The Pusan Perimeter

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Author

Canzona, Nicholas A.

Title

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 1 (of 5) The Pusan Perimeter

Credits

Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns

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Text

eBook-No.

65007

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65007

Release Date

April 6, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.U. S. MARINE OPERATIONS IN KOREA 1950–1953 VOLUME I The Pusan Perimeter
2. 2.Foreword
3. 3.Preface
4. 4.Contents
5. 5.Illustrations — CHAPTER I Korea, Doorstep of Strategy — The Historical Background — The Russo-Japanese War — Korea as a Japanese Colony — The Partition of Korea — Red Victory in China — Civil Strife in Korea
6. 6.CHAPTER II Red Aggression in Korea — Units of North Korean Army — NKPA Command and Leadership — The NKPA Infantry Division — NKPA Air and Armor — NKPA Officer Procurement and Conscription — The NKPA Order of Battle
7. 7.CHAPTER III The Marine Brigade — NKPA Gains of First Week — Early United States Decisions — Geography of Korea — United States Ground Forces in Korea — Requests for United States Marines — Activation of the Brigade — Brigade Leadership
8. 8.CHAPTER IV The Advance Party — Conference With CINCFE — The Washington Scene — The Advance Party in Japan — Voyage of the Brigade — The Advance Party in Korea — Crisis of Eighth Army
9. 9.CHAPTER V Prelude to Battle — Reconnaissance by Jeep — Brigade Air Lands — Landing of Ground Force — Bedlam on Pusan Waterfront — The Brigade at Changwon — The Pusan Perimeter — Brigade Air Strikes First — Planning the Sachon-Chinju Offensive
10. 10.CHAPTER VI Action on Hill 342 — First Platoon Fight — The Perimeter on Hill 342 — Call for Artillery Fires — Task Force Kean Stalled — General Craig Assumes Control — Enemy Attack at Dawn
11. 11.CHAPTER VII Advance to Kosong — Heavy NKPA Resistance — Assault on Hill 255 — Confusion at Tosan Junction — Brigade Artillery in Support — Encounter With Japanese Maps — Ambush at Taedabok Pass — The Seizure of Kosong
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII Fight on Two Fronts — The Kosong Turkey Shoot — The Changchon Ambush — Marines Ordered to New Sector — Attack of 3/5 to the Rear — Enemy Dawn Attack at Changchon — Breaking Off Action
13. 13.CHAPTER IX The Battle of the Naktong — Task Force Hill Organized — Planning the Next Operation — Reconnaissance of Terrain — Air and Artillery Preparation — Company D on Objective — Attack of Company E
14. 14.CHAPTER X Obong-ni Ridge — Company B to the Attack — Advance of Company A — Defeat of Enemy Tanks — End of the First Day — Enemy Counterattack on Ridge — Obong-ni Ridge Secured — Supporting Arms Clear the Bulge
15. 15.CHAPTER XI Second Naktong — The Famous Bean Patch — Planning for Inchon Landing — Return to the Naktong Bulge — All-Out NKPA Offensive — The Marines Jump Off — Progress of Brigade Attack — Assault on Hill 117
16. 16.CHAPTER XII Mission Completed — Collapse of NKPA 9th Division — Attacks of 5 September — Two Marine Tanks Killed — The Brigade’s Final Action — Brigade Embarkation at Pusan — Results of Brigade Operations — Summaries and Conclusions
17. 17.APPENDIX A Glossary of Military and Aeronautical Terms
18. 18.APPENDIX B Command and Staff List of the First Provisional Marine Brigade
19. 19.APPENDIX C Citations and Commendations
20. 20.Bibliography — Primary Sources — Secondary Sources
21. 21.Index
22. 22.Transcriber’s Notes

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