Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War

by J.D. Coleman

Book Overview

Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War is an insightful evaluation of a crucial but underappreciated battle of that fierce and bloody conflict. By December 1950, the dramatic entrance of Communist China into the war had forced the retreat of U.S., South Korean, and other United Nations troops back into South Korea. In February 1951, near a central South Korean town named Wonju, American forces finally quit running and started fighting - and stopped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157488400X
• ISBN13: 9781574884005
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 9.3"