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Title

Forgotten warriors : the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the corps ethos, and the Korean War / T.X. Hammes.

Author

Hammes, Thomas X.

Publication

Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2010.

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Description

xvi, 258 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brigade existed at the time. Assembled from the woefully understrength 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing units, the Brigade shipped out only six days after activation, sailed directly to Korea, was in combat within ninety-six hours of landing and, despite these enormous handicaps and numerically superior enemy forces, won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter. Despite its remarkable achievements, the Brigade's history has largely been lost amid accounts of the sweeping operations that followed. Its real history has been replaced by myths that attribute its success to tough training, great conditioning, unit cohesion, and combat-experienced officers. None of which were true. T.X. Hammes now reveals the real story of the Brigade's success, prominently citing the Corps' crucial ability to maintain its ethos, culture, and combat effectiveness during the period between World War II and Korea, when its very existence was being challenged"--Jacket.

Series Statement

Modern war studies

Uniform Title

Modern war studies.

Subject

• United States. Provisional Marine Brigade, 1st
• Korean War, 1950-1953 > Regimental histories > United States
• Korean War, 1950-1953 > Campaigns > Pusan Region

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

From "a corps for 500 years" to a fight for existence -- Marine culture -- Education : reuniting the air-ground team -- Doctrine -- Post-World War II organization -- Training -- Leadership -- Mobilizing and embarking the brigade -- The Sachon offensive -- The first battle of the Naktong Bulge -- The second battle of the Naktong Bulge -- Why did they win?

ISBN

• 9780700617326 (cloth : acid-free paper)
• 0700617329 (cloth : acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^2010009289

OCLC

607980791

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library