Paul M. Edwards

Combat Operations of the Korean War

Ground, Air, Sea, Special and Covert

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This reference work provides information on all known military operations carried out under United Nations command as part of the Korean War, from June 1950 through 22 July 1954. Following an introductory history of the Korean War and a precise chronology of all Korean War operations, entries are arranged by operation name in five sections: primarily ground operations, primarily air operations, primarily sea operations, specialized operations, and covert and clandestine operations. For each operation, information includes dates, objectives, units involved, place within the greater strategy of the war, and outcome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780786444366
• ISBN-10: 0786444363
• Artikelnr.: 26573038

Autorenporträt

Paul M. Edwards is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of the Korean War at Graceland University's Independence, Missouri, campus. He is the author of 13 works on military history. He lives in Independence.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Abbreviations and Key Words     
Preface     
Introduction     
Brief History of the Korean War     
Brief Chronology of Korean War Operations     
Operations     
I. Primarily Ground Operations     
II. Primarily Air Operations     
III. Primarily Naval Operations     
IV. Primarily Specialized, Experimental, Training, Feint, and
Administrative Operations     
V. Covert and Clandestine Operations     
Conclusion     
Appendix 1. United Nations Command Participants     
Appendix 2. United States Ground Troops in Korea     
Appendix 3. Communist Forces Involved     
Appendix 4. Korean War Campaigns     
Bibliography     
Index