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US Army Forces in the Korean War 1950-53 by Donald Boose

US Army Forces in the Korean War 1950-53

Donald Boose, Donald W. Boose Jr.

Osprey · Print & ebook · April 12, 2005

A Military History pick for readers exploring US Army Forces in the Korean War 1950-53.

U.S. Military HistoryKorean War HistoryLand Warfare Historydevelopment
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Who it’s for
A close look at the army’s mission, organization, evolution, doctrine, training, and tactics.
Genres
Korean War History, U.S. Military History, Land Warfare History
Published
Osprey, April 12, 2005

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About this book

When North Korea attacked the South on June 25, 1950, United States forces in East Asia were under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, whose largest ground force was Eighth US Army. This army fought a tenacious defense of South Korea, counterattacked north to the Yalu River with the separate X Corps, before falling back in the face of massive Chinese intervention, conducted a war of movement, and settled into a bloody two-year long period of static warfare.

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This title examines the combat mission, organization, and evolution of the Eighth US Army in Korea and its 300,000 US ground forces through highly detailed orders of battle, tables of organization and equipment, and examinations of crucial aspects such as doctrine, training, and tactics.

Eighth Army in Korea

A close look at the army’s mission, organization, evolution, doctrine, training, and tactics.

Come here for

  • Detailed orders of battle
  • Tables of organization and equipment

Expect

  • Coverage of Eighth Army’s combat mission and evolution
  • A war spanning mobile combat and two years of static warfare

Where it sits

Korean War History97%
U.S. Military History51%
Land Warfare History46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Korean War History
  • U.S. Military History
  • 20th-Century History
Authors
Donald Boose, Donald W. Boose Jr.
Publisher
Osprey
Published
April 12, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Korean War History