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Inch'on 1950: The last great amphibious assault (Campaign)

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STRATEGIC SURPRISE!
An excellent concise history of an important campaign

Inch'on 1950: The last great amphibious assault (Campaign)
Gordon Rottman
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1841769614
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Inch'on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare. The odds were stacked against the US troops, with virtually no time for training and many of the divisions unprepared for the conflict. The success of the Inch'on campaign is a testament to the sheer initiative of the officers and NCOs conducted it. This book details the strategy and tactics that led to the operation's success, as well as narrating the experience of the battle in fascinating detail.

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STRATEGIC SURPRISE!.......2006-10-11

The war between North and South Korea has been going on for six decades. The armistice has been in effect for over 53 years, despite numerous violations by North Korea. North Korea's economic collapse and its claim to posses both atomic bombs and missiles capable of reaching the United States or any part of South Korea and Japan make understanding the events of 1950 to 1953 relevant today. Gordon Rottman's "Inch'on 1950" is an excellent starting point.

The Inchon operation was a surprise for a number of reasons: the Americans were "too soft to fight," the day of the amphibious assault was over, Inchon was the wrong place to conduct an amphibious assault because of the extreme tides, and the post-World War Two drawdown had left the United States with insufficient amphibious ships and Marines to conduct an amphibious operation.

On pages 22 and 23, "Inch'on 1950" gives some idea of how rapidly the United States responded. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. On August 23, after North Korea repeatedly defeated United Nations forces, the decision was made to commit a US Marine and a US Army division and other UN forces to the Inchon operation. That operation was barely three weeks from decision to execution. On September 15, 1950, Marines stormed ashore at Inchon. Anybody familiar with military bureaucracy would be astonished at going from complete surprise to counter-invasion in less than 90 days. The units were transferred by ocean vessels at the blinding speed of about 12 knots (about 15 miles per hour) AFTER the ground units had been rebuilt from a skeleton cadre to combat strength. The amphibious fleet for Operation Chromite didn't exist on June 25, 1950, when North Korean tanks poured across the border and plunged into Seoul, South Korea's capitol city.

The alternative to Operation Chromite was a frontal assault through the formidable North Korean positions. With the 20/20 hindsight of history, perhaps that wouldn't have been the disaster perceived at the time--the North Korean forces were exhausted, their supply lines hammered by UN air power, and no reinforcements were available. In contrast, the UN forces had Japan as a sanctuary, protected by undisputed control of the sea and air in the Korean area.

Peter Dennis brings this campaign to life through maps and vivid action paintings. Rottman provides order of battle tables, a chronology, and descriptions of the commanders and forces on each side. The North Korean side isn't fleshed out well, but that's because North Korea is still at war--they haven't opened up their unit histories to outsiders, yet! Period photographs and the blow-by-blow description of the preparation, assault, and breakthrough to Seoul make this as real as it gets without winding up with wet feet. I was in South Korea during 1977--the one-page description of the battlefield as it stands today is accurate, but sparse. Today, South Korea has forests!

Inchon was one chapter in the long Korean War saga, a story that is still on-going. Gordon Rottman's "Inch'on 1950" is a good starting point.

An excellent concise history of an important campaign.......2006-06-08

Osprey has finally started doing a few titles on the Korean War and Gordon L. Rottman's Inch' on 1950 is a fine addition to the Campaign series. This volume is well-researched and although a bit dry at times, is well-written. This campaign is intriguing as one of the few occasions in post-WW2 history where US military power was able to achieve decisive operational results in a conventional battle. Inch' on 1950 is an excellent concise history of an important campaign that shaped the Cold War.

Rottman begins Inch' on with a rather lengthy 14-page introductory section that outlines the events that led up to the campaign, including the North Korean invasion and the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. The author's description of the rapid formation and dispatch of the 1st Marine Division - which he rightly says was "a phenomenal feat" - is a good example of the latent military power inherent in a great power. The section on opposing commanders is decent, but overly-US heavy; the author might have looked to POW interrogation reports for names of some of the enemy local commanders. The next two sections on opposing forces and opposing plans are both very good. Rottman mentions that 32 LSTs were manned by Japanese crews, which is rarely mentioned in most histories. In opposing plans, Rottman details the formulation of the Operation Chromite plan without unduly lionizing Macarthur (although he might have mentioned that Macarthur had significant experience with the operational use of amphibious assaults, including the Hollandia campaign in 1944). Rottman also notes that US intelligence preparation of the battlefield was very poor, with little knowledge on the height of the seawalls or enemy dispositions. Nevertheless, despite lack of adequate training and preparation, D-Day at Inch' on was a great success and Rottman notes that excellent US logistics and close air support made the difference. The aftermath sections covers the battle for Seoul. The volume includes four 2-D maps (strategic situation; Inch' on-Seoul area; Inch' on landing; the drive to Seoul), three 3-D maps (D-Day at Inch' on; Han River Crossing; the Battle of Seoul) and three battle scenes (Beach Red Seawall, 15 September; tank ambush at Ascom City, 17 September; Dog Company pinned down outside Seoul, 26 September). The artwork by Peter Dennis is superb.

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ASIN: B0007UV10G
Release Date: 2005-03-11

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1 month, 12 inches of rain.(Weather)(Yeah, we know - it's Oregon and it's January, but we really did get a thorough soaking last month) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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1 month, 12 inches of rain.(Weather)(Yeah, we know - it's Oregon and it's January, but we really did get a thorough soaking last month) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000EHQBJI
Release Date: 2006-02-06

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 506 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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All's well that ends well for Cantwell.(Sports)(The American puts up a mark of 72 feet, 9 inches on his last attempt in the shot put) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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All's well that ends well for Cantwell.(Sports)(The American puts up a mark of 72 feet, 9 inches on his last attempt in the shot put) : An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000G1TB6M
Release Date: 2006-06-05

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on May 29, 2006. The length of the article is 617 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: All's well that ends well for Cantwell.(Sports)(The American puts up a mark of 72 feet, 9 inches on his last attempt in the shot put)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: May 29, 2006
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The Last Inch
Claud Morris
Manufacturer: Kegan Paul
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0710305524

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Eli M Noam
Manufacturer: Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School
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