North Korea invades the south : across the 38th parallel, June 1950 /
Without warning, at 4 a.m. on June 25, 1950, North Korean artillery laid down a heavy bombardment on the Ongjin Peninsula, followed four hours later by a massive, armoured, air, amphibious and infantry breach of the ill-conceived post-war "border" that was the 38° north line of latitude. A...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK :
Pen and Sword Military,
[2018]
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| Series: | Cold War 1945-1991 (Pen & Sword Military (Firm))
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| Summary: | Without warning, at 4 a.m. on June 25, 1950, North Korean artillery laid down a heavy bombardment on the Ongjin Peninsula, followed four hours later by a massive, armoured, air, amphibious and infantry breach of the ill-conceived post-war "border" that was the 38° north line of latitude. At 11 a.m., North Korea issued a declaration of war against the Republic of Korea. Three days later, the South Korean capital, Seoul, fell. The first in a six-volume series on the Korean War, this publication considers those first few fateful days in June 1950 that would cement north-south antagonism to this day, the parish state that is communist North Korea again an increasing threat to an already tenuous world peace. |
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| Physical Description: | 128 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 128). |
| ISBN: | 1526708183 9781526708182 |