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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| 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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Table of Contents:
- Timeline
- Dramatis pesonae
- Introduction
- 1. Divisive spoils of war
- 2. Simmering tensions
- 3. Strengths and weaknesses
- 4. North Korean blitzkrieg.