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Battle of Chosin Reservoir: Changjin, Korean War, People's Republic of China,People's Volunteer Army, X Corps (United States), United Nations Command (Korea) - Softcover
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign, was a decisive battle in the Korean War. Shortly after the People''s Republic of China entered the conflict, the People''s Volunteer Army 9th Army infiltrated the northeastern part of North Korea and surprised the US X Corps at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal seventeen day battle in freezing weather soon followed. In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops under the command of Major General Edward Almond were encircled by approximately 60,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun. Although Chinese troops managed to surround and outnumber the UN forces, the UN forces successfully broke out of the encirclement while inflicting crippling losses to the Chinese. The evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam marked the complete withdraw of UN troops from North Korea.
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign, was a decisive battle in the Korean War. Shortly after the People''s Republic of China entered the conflict, the People''s Volunteer Army 9th Army infiltrated the northeastern part of North Korea and surprised the US X Corps at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal seventeen day battle in freezing weather soon followed. In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops under the command of Major General Edward Almond were encircled by approximately 60,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun. Although Chinese troops managed to surround and outnumber the UN forces, the UN forces successfully broke out of the encirclement while inflicting crippling losses to the Chinese. The evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam marked the complete withdraw of UN troops from North Korea.
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- PublisherAlphascript Publishing
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 6130804911
- ISBN 13 9786130804916
- BindingTapa blanda
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages176
- EditorMiller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
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