Assault from the Sea: The Amphibious Landing at Inchon (The U.S. Navy in the Modern World Series, No 2)

By Curtis A. Utz

Book Overview

Demonstrates how the Navy's veteran leadership, flexible organization, versatile ships and aircraft, and great mobility gave General of the Army, Douglas A. MacArthur, the ability to launch a catastrophic offensive against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Chapters: North Korean invasion and UN reaction; preparing for Operation Chromite; the "Blackbeard of Yonghung Do"; "Ten Enemy Vessels Approaching"; "Land the Landing Force"; storming ashore at red beach; Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Marine; the vital LST; taking the initiative at Blue Beach; a night in Inchon; objective: Seoul; and over-the-beach logistics. Action photos and paintings in color and B & W.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945274270
• ISBN13: 9780945274278
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Naval Historical Center
• Length: 51 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 0.8"