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Korean War 1950-53, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Post World War II

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
Korean War 1950-53, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Nigel Thomas, Peter Abbott
Publish Year
2000
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398498
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA174
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA174

Description

At 4am on Sunday 25 June 1950 powerful North Korean forces invaded South Korea, advancing down the Uijongbu Corridor towards the Southern Capital of Seoul. South Korean troops resisted bravely, but were crushed by overwhelming Northern superiority. Later that day the United Nations Security Council condemned the aggression, and on 7 July appointed US General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to command UN forces which would be sent to save South Korea. Nigel Thomas and Peter Abbott explore the history of this conflict, which pitted UN forces against the People's Republic of China and resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties.