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Korean War, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: History (Osprey)

Last Stocked on 6/20/2013

Product Info

Title
Korean War, The
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Nigel Thomas, Peter Abbott
Publish Year
1986
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147474590
Type
Softcover

Description

At am on Sunday June 25, 1950 powerful North Korean forces invaded South Korea, advancing towards the Southern Capital of Seoul, in a determined attempt to reunite Korea by force. South Korean troops resisted bravely, but were crushed by overwhelming Northern superiority. On July 7 the United Nations Security Council appointed US General Douglas MacArthur to command UN forces which would be sent to save South Korea. It was a conflict which pitted UN forces against the People's Republic of China in a war which resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties.