Wonju (H)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574882120 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has published two well-received works of military history, Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam and Incursion: From America's Chokehold on the NVA Lifelines to the Sacking of the Cambodian Sanctuaries, J.D. Army lieutenant colonel who was a staff sergeant with the 187th Airborne Regimental Com
Fascinating but long first-person account Old-and-Wise This is a fascinating first-person account of the brutality of the Forgotten War. It's equally fascinating to us today how America and China both paid dearly to defend the two Koreas, with Red China losing 10-20 times as many men as the U.S., and 50 years later, neither country is appreciated (or liked) by their respective protege. Wars, indeed, are silly and futile, especially when you die for others.The book details the bloody battles around Wonju in early 1951. While the major phases of the Korean War had ended by Christmas. "Not very comprehensive" according to A Customer. JD Coleman has attempted to illustrate how the battles around Wonju were the high-water mark for the Chinese, much as Gettysburg was the beginning of the end for the Confederates. There is an interesting account of a task force all but wiped out in what became known as "massacre valley" but most of the book has been recounted elsewhere, in greater depth. The author spends a substatial amount of time on the 187th Airborne RCT (his old outfit) and while this is interesting in its detail, the author tends to dwell a little too lo. A Customer said Not very comprehensive. JD Coleman has attempted to illustrate how the battles around Wonju were the high-water mark for the Chinese, much as Gettysburg was the beginning of the end for the Confederates. There is an interesting account of a task force all but wiped out in what became known as "massacre valley" but most of the book has been recounted elsewhere, in greater depth. The author spends a substatial amount of time on the 187th Airborne RCT (his old outfit) and while this is interesting in its detail, the author tends to dwell a little too lo
and South Korean fighting men ensured South Korean independence. Just as the Battle of Gettysburg was the highwater mark of the Confederacy's bid for secession, the Chinese offensive launched at Wonju was the high point from which China's hopes for victory faded. Coleman's comparison between Wonju and Gettysburg is original and thought provoking.. forces led by brave U.S. In February 1951, near a central South Korean town named Wonju, American forces finally quit running and started fighting - and stopped the Chinese juggernaut cold. Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War is an insightful evaluation of a crucial but underappreciated battle of that fierce and bloody conflict. On this not particularly well-known battlefield, U.N. This is the first book to show that after fifteen days of combat at Wonju, Chinese leaders realized they could not win the war and could possibly lose it. By December 1950, the dramatic entrance of Communist China into the war had forced the retreat of U.S., South Korean, and other United Nations troops back into South Korea
Even in very good accounts of very ugly firefights, Coleman remains evenhanded, which helps him produce an exceptionally worthy addition to Korean War battle literature. From Booklist Coleman, now a retired lieutenant colonel, was a sergeant in the 187th Regimental Combat Team and survived the brutal fighting in February 1951 for the critical central South Korean town of Wonju. Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. He then focuses on the Chinese Fourth Offensive, which met an Eighth Army that, transformed by General Matthew Ridgway, refused to retreat and used its superior firepowe