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Author Name: Robert A. Cheney
Title: First 100 Days of the Korean War: Stubborn Defense to Victory at Inch'on
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Edition: First Edition Stated
Publisher: North Hampton, NH EMCA 2010
ISBN Number: 0979807522 / 9780979807527
Seller ID: 012783
New Book, just published. An account of the first 100 days of the Korean War from the perspective and personal accounts of West Point Class of 1950 graduates who were immediately shipped off to Korea soon after graduation. Book is authored by BG Robert Cheney, a 1950 USMA graduate. The Korean War was a direct outgrowth of the division of Korea at the end of World War II. Politically, the basis for this dichotomy can be found in the Yalta and Potsdam Agreements, involving the many concessions to the U.S.S.R. Just as Germany was divided in two parts, so Korea was divided along the 38th Parallel. North Korea, starting in 1945, was occupied by the U.S.S.R., and proceeded to evolve a formidable fighting force to include T-34 Tank and Russian fighters. South Korea, with the U.S. Army in occupation, concentrated on creating a military force of modest capabilities-without air or armor capability. The U.S. approach was "proper and within the scope" of Yalta and Potsdam. This imbalance in relative strengths became strikingly evident on the 25th of June 1950. This "Rimland" area offered a safe testing ground for the Soviets. The North Koreans would become their surrogate. China would assist, initially providing experienced Korean veterans from the Communist struggle with the forces of Chiang Kai-Shek. Logistics support was provided by both the U.S.S.R. and China. The 25 June attack was designed to overwhelm the South Korean defending forces, join with communists in the southern peninsula, and quickly end the war. Because the U.S. had indicated that its zonal area of interest was "off the Asian mainland", it was considered unlikely to intercede. Thus, the stage was set. On 6 June 1950, just nineteen days prior to the North Korean invasion across the 38th Parallel, 670 cadets graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Of these, 55')/0, or 371, were to be in the Korean War-either as Army or Air Force. Many other non-graduate classmates also served in Korea. This book describes what the author believes was the war's most critical phase, the heroic defense of the Korean Peninsula against over-whelming odds, the dramatic turn-around at Inch'on-and the fateful and controversial decision to cross the 38th Parallel into North Korea. This phase was to last 100 days, less than one tenth of the length of the "active" conflict that would not end until July 1953. 012783
Korea, Korean War, North Korea, West Point, U.S. Military, Military History
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