Inchon: MacArthur's Last Triumph - Hardcover

Langley, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713433469 ISBN 13: 9780713433463

Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1979

Synopsis

Dust-jacket reads: Many military historians agree that Douglas MacArthur's finest campaign took place on September 15, 1950, at Inchon, Korea, eighteen miles from Seoul. On that day, the 70-year-old commander launched Operation Chromite, a bold and controversial battle plan that dramatically reshaped the course of the Korean War and became what may turn out to have been history's last full-scale amphibious assault. Inchon describes that brilliant manceuvre from its uncertain beginnings in Washington to the war's end when U.N. forces held back the Communists and reclaimed Seoul. A third World War was never closer than during the first months of the Korean conflict, when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel on June 24, 1950. By mid-September MacArthur was grappling with defeat as his forces huddled in the southeast corner of Korea. The general was senior and confident enough to propose a risky amphibious landing well inside the enemy's perimeter. Though many of his colleagues thought him mad, MacArthur never doubted his ability to succeed with this "5000-to-1 chance". Inchon provides a comprehensive examination of a battle that was, according to Langley, "an amazing example of planning, luck, courage and leadership-inspired from the top and evident at all levels-which must even set it on a par with the greatest military achievements in history".

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0713433469
• ISBN 13: 9780713433463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176