PASSING THE TEST: COMBAT IN KOREA APRIL-JUNE 1951
Written by William T. Bowers, John T. Greenwood
Published by University Press of Kentucky
in 2011
ISBN: 9780813134529
PASSING THE TEST: COMBAT IN KOREA APRIL-JUNE 1951
Written by William T. Bowers, John T. Greenwood.
Stock no. 1816871
1st.
2011.
Hardback.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Battles and Campaigns series. A close look at the fierce fighting of the Spring Offensive and an analysis of U.S. and UN strategies and operations, exploring the combat from the perspectives of platoons, squads and the men themselves. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 9780813134529. Grubby scuff marks to rear panel.
Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- Note on Maps
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. The War before the Communist Spring Offensive of 1951
- 2. Battles along the Outpost Line: 32nd Infantry Regiment, 19-23 April 1951
- 3. Caught in a Chinese Ambush: Battery B, 999th Armoured Field Artillery Battalion, 22-24 April 1951
- 4. Tanks above Kap'yong: Company A, 72d Tank Battalion, 23-24 April 1951
- 5. Artillery in Perimeter Defense, 92d Armoured Field Artillery Battalion, 22-24 April 1951
- 6. Hill 628: 8th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne), 23-25 April 1951
- 7. Gloster Hill: 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glosters), 22-25 April 1951
- 8. Action along the No Name Line: US IX Corps
- 9. Anything but Peaceful Valley: 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 16-18 May 1951
- 10. The Battle below the Soyang River: Company C, 72d Tank Battalion, 16-18 May 1951
- 11. The Supply Battle of the Soyang River: US X Corps, 10 May - 7 June 1951
- 12. Task Force Gerhart: Company B, 72d Tank Battalion, 24 May 1951
- 13. Task Force Hazel: 7th Reconnaissance Company, 24-25 May 1951
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index