Research Catalog

Title

Over the beach : US Army amphibious operations in the Korean War / Donald W. Boose Jr.

Author

Boose, Donald W.

Publication

Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : Combat Studies Institute Press, 2008.

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Details

Description

xiii, 501 p. : maps; 23 cm.

Summary

Over the Beach, written by historian and retired Army Colonel Donald W. Boose Jr., is the definitive history of the extensive but little known US Army amphibious operations during the Korean War, 1950-1953. Building on its extensive experience in World War II, the Army conducted three major landing operations during the war, including the assault at Inchon in September 1950. After the massive Chinese attacks two months later the Army executed a series of amphibious withdrawals as it fell back to more defensible positions farther down the peninsula. Throughout the war the Army also conducted a number of massive and complex over-the-shore logistical operations, as well as several amphibious special operations along the Korean littoral. Colonel Boose's work, commissioned by DAMO-ODG, Operations and Technology Office, provides the historical context for any subsequent amphibious operations on the Korean peninsula. As such, this thought-provoking study may provide insights to modern planners crafting future joint or combined operations in that part of the world. -- Publisher's Description.

Subject

• United States. Army > History > Korean War, 1950-1953
• 1900-1999
• Geschichte 1950-1953
• Korean War, 1950-1953 > Amphibious operations
• Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, American
• Amphibious warfare > History > 20th century

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-414) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Amphibious heritage -- Initial operations and planning -- Chromite: the Incheon landing -- Operations in North Korea, October-December 1950 -- The war of movement, December 1950-November 1951 -- Amphibious planning and training during the stalemate, 1952-53 -- Postwar activities, current situation, and lessons learned.

ISBN

9780980123678

LCCN

^^2008038959

OCLC

• 245598918
• SCSB-11240829

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library