Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War

Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War

by J.D.Coleman (Author)

Synopsis

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 the Chinese juggernaut cold. Just as the Battle of Gettysburg was the highwater mark of the Confederacy's bid for secession, the Chinese offensive launched at Wonju was the high point from which China's hopes for victory faded. This is the first book to show that after fifteen days of combat at Wonju, Chinese leaders realized they could not win the war and could possibly lose it. On this not particularly well-known battlefield, U.N. forces led by brave U.S. and South Korean fighting men ensured South Korean independence. Coleman's comparison between Wonju and Gettysburg is original and thought provoking.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 303
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Brassey's US
Published: May 2001

ISBN 10: 1574882120
ISBN 13: 9781574882124

Author Bio
D. COLEMAN is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was a staff sergeant with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team at the time he served in Korea and fought at Wonju. He has published two well-received works of military history, Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam and Incursion: From America's Chokehold on the NVA Lifelines to the Sacking of the Cambodian Sanctuaries, J.D. Coleman lives in Kalispell, Montana.