On June 28; 1950; five U.S. airmen died when their aircraft were shot down over Korea. They became the first U.S. casualties in a war that started three days earlier; when the North Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of South Korea. The losses of U.S. military personnel that began with those five airmen would continue for 37 months and would ultimately total 33;985 American fatalities and more than 100;000 other American casualties. This is a history of U.S. involvement in the Korean War as told through those casualties--by the dates they occurred; their causes; their numbers and the units in which they served. This work is subdivided into three units including The Peninsular War; Active Defense and The War of the Hills.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Story of U.S. Gunboats During the Civil WarBy K. McCullochThis book is well written. It includes the life of Le Roy Fitch; the building of Union Gunboats during the Civil War and their uses. Mr. Smith shows the reader not only where the boats were; but gives also the men and officers involved with the boats. I think this book should be in the hands of all that enjoys the history of that time in the United States.
