Battles of the Korean War; Americans Engage in Deadly Combat, 1950-1953
Kansas City, MO: Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2010. Second Edition [stated] Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. The format is approximately 8.875 inches by 11.25 inches. 134, [2] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Map. Tabular Data. Appendices (include Combat Chronology, Casualties, and a Reading List). The contents were compiled from VFW Magazine's Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series. The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following years of hostilities between the two countries. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953. The Korean War was a major conflict of the Cold War and among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era, with approximately 3 million war fatalities and a larger proportional civilian death toll than World War II or the Vietnam War. It resulted in the destruction of virtually all of Korea's major cities, with thousands of massacres committed by both sides—including the mass killing of tens of thousands of suspected communists by the South Korean government, and the torture and starvation of prisoners of war by the North Koreans. North Korea became among the most heavily bombed countries in history. Over the course of the war 1.5 million North Koreans are estimated to have fled North Korea. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces. It traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Its voice was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, development of the national cemetery system, in the fight for compensation for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Korean War, 38th Parallel, Kum River, Taejon, Hadong, Pusan, Inchon, Rakkasans, Sukchon, Kunu-Ri, Chosin Reservoir, Chipyong-Ni, Hoengsong, Eighth Army, Soyang, Operation Piledriver, Heartbreak Ridge, Namsi, Commando, Nurses, USS Walke, Pork Chop Hil
ISBN: 0974364304
[Book #87568]
Price: $65.00