Pictorial History of the Korean War: The graphic records of the United Nations Forces in action throughout every phase of the Korean Conflict: MacArthur Reports
Veterans' Historical Book Service, Inc., 1952. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [6], 394 pages. Illustrated Endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. It is important to note that this book is based on the Reports of General Douglas MacArthur. He had his own perspective and this work does not constitute history of the police action. From Wikipedia: "The Korean War (25 June 1950 27 July 1953) was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. North Korean forces supported by the Soviet Union and China invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950. On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire. On 27 June, the Security Council adopted S/RES/83: Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and dispatch of the U.N. Forces in Korea. Outmaneuvered and suffering heavy casualties in the first two months of the conflict, South Korean forces were forced back to the Pusan perimeter. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations contributed to the defense of South Korea, with the United States providing 88% of the soldiers. An amphibious UN counter-offensive at Inchon was launched, and cut off many of the North Korean attackers. Those that escaped envelopment and capture were forced back north all the way to the Yalu River at the Korea-China border, or into the mountainous interior. At this point, Chinese forces crossed over the Yalu and entered the war on the side of North Korea. Chinese intervention rapidly forced the United Nations Command back into South Korea, and the last two years of the war saw stalemate and attrition warfare. The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when the armistice agreement was agreed to." Condition: Good.
Keywords: Douglas MacArthur, Korean War, Pictorial Works, Combat Cargo, Refugees, First Cavalry, Han River, John Hodge, Pusan, Inchon
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