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Table of Contents:

• The war in Korea, November, 1950
• Army troops assemble at Chosin Reservoir
• The Army occupies the Marines' forward position
• The enemy at Chosin : what was known - the unknown
• The first night, November 27-28
• The next day, November 28
• The second night, November 28-29
• The 31st Regimental Combat Team consolidates at the inlet
• Captain Drake's second tank attack, November 29
• The 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry, fails to arrive
• MacArthur calls a conference, November 28
• The third night - Task Force Faith at the inlet
• Withdrawal from Hudong-ni to Hagaru-ri
• The fourth night at the inlet, November 30-December 1
• Breakout from the inlet perimeter, December 1
• The first blown bridge
• The Chinese block at Hill 1221
• The Chinese destroy the convoy
• Those who escaped to Hagaru-ri
• The question of a relief force

• American and enemy losses
• Could Task Force Faith have been saved?
• Epilogue
• Appendixes. Contrasts in factors affecting the 1st Marine Division and the Army 31st RCT at Chosin ; 31st RCT organization chart, November 27, 1950 ; 31st RCT, estimated strength, November 27, 1950 ; Strength of 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Hagaru-ri, December 4, 1950 ; Number of enlisted men for duty, 1st Battalion, 32nd Regiment, November-December, 1950 ; Command and staff, 31st RCT, at Chosin.

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Author/Creator:

Appleman, Roy Edgar , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

East of Chosin: entrapment and breakout in Korea, 1950 [by Appleman, R.E.]

Related Series:

Texas A & M University military history series

Subjects:

United States Army — Regimental Combat Team, 31st

Korean War, 1950-1953 — Campaigns — Korea (North) — Changjin Reservoir

Korean War, 1950-1953 — Regimental histories — United States

Changjin Reservoir (Korea) — History

Military campaigns

Regimental histories

Korea (North) — Changjin Reservoir

Korea (North) — Changjin Reservoir Region

United States

Korean War (1950-1953)

1950-1953

United States Army

Korea (North)

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xvi, 399 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

map; illustration

Call Numbers:

DS918.2.C35 A66 2002

ISBNs:

0890964653 (paperback)
9780890964651 (paperback)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

86022184

OCLC Numbers:

778975685