Passing the test : combat in Korea, April-June 1951 /

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Imprint:Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2011.
Description:xxi, 447 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Battles and campaigns
Battles and campaigns (Lexington, Ky.)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8530058
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Other authors / contributors:Bowers, William T., 1946-
Greenwood, John T.
ISBN:9780813134529 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813134528 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813134536 (ebook)
0813134536 (ebook)
Notes:"An AUSA book"
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Note on Maps
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. The War before the Communist Spring Offensive of 1951
  • 2. Battles along the Outpost Line: 32d Infantry Regiment, 19-23 April 1951
  • 3. Caught in a Chinese Ambush: Battery B, 999th Armored 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 Armored 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: U.S. 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: U.S. 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