In the opening campaign of the Korean War; the First Provisional Marine Brigade participated in a massive effort by United States and South Korean forces in 1950 to turn back the North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea. The brigade’s actions loom large in marine lore. According to most accounts; traditional Marine Corps discipline; training; and fighting spirit saved the day as the marines rescued an unprepared U.S. Eighth Army; which had been pushed back to the “Pusan Perimeter†at the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. Historian and retired marine Kenneth W. Estes undertakes a fresh investigation of the marines’ and Eighth Army’s fight for Pusan. Into the Breach at Pusan corrects discrepancies in earlier works (including the official histories) to offer a detailed account of the campaign and place it in historical context.Drawing on combat records; command reports; and biographical materials; Estes describes the mobilization; organization; and operations of First Brigade during the first three months of American participation in the Korean War. Focusing on the battalions; companies; and platoons that faced the hardened soldiers of the North Korean army; he brings the reader directly to the battlefield. The story he reveals there; woven with the voices of soldiers and officers; is one of cooperation rather than interservice rivalry. At the same time; he clarifies differences in the organizational cultures of the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps.Into the Breach at Pusan is scrupulously fair to both the army and the marines. Estes sets the record straight in crediting the Eighth Army with saving itself during the Pusan Perimeter campaign; but he also affirms that the army’s suffering would have been much greater without the crucial; timely performance of the First Provisional Marine Brigade.
#212388 in Books Linda Peavy 1998-04-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x .30 x 8.50l; 1.28 #File Name: 0806130547144 pagesPioneer Women The Lives of Women on the Frontier
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nice introduction to women's experiences as pioneersBy connieA good first read if you've never read or thought about women's lives in the days od wagons and wilderness; but not too meaty if you;ve read other books on the topic.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy W NeuzilThis book has alot of personal notes; letters; diary excerpts from the pioneer women. It's an easy and fast read along with some great pictures. It really gave me a feel for what life must have been like. Having family that homesteaded in Iowa in the early 1800s it made me realize what life may have been more like. I really enjoyed this book and am keeping it in my personal library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very movingBy Stotie in SeattleEspecially for those of us who are prairie-born. The photos are really lovely. It's not at all like me to cut up my books (I used to teach English) but I did cut some of the pictures out and framed them.
