Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 292 p)
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Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780253009081
Serie:
Twentieth-century battles
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780253009166
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780253009081
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Imjin and Kapyong Battles, Korea, 1951
Sprache:
Englisch
Mehr zum Autor:
Mackenzie, S. P. 1961-
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