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- ISBN 9780850456851
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 27 Mar 1986
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A concise illustrated study of the first military conflict of the Cold War.
At 4am on Sunday 25 June 1950, powerful North Korean forces invaded South Korea, advancing down the Uijongbu Corridor towards the Southern Capital of Seoul. South Korean troops resisted bravely, but were crushed by overwhelming Northern superiority. Later that day, the United Nations Security Council condemned the aggression, and on 7 July appointed US General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to command UN forces which would be sent to save South Korea.
Nigel Thomas and Peter Abbott explore the history of this conflict, which pitted UN forces against the People's Republic of China in a struggle that resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties.
The text is accompanied by black and white photographs, maps and diagrams, along with colour plates from artist Mike Chappell depicting uniforms and equipment of soldiers of North and South Korea, People's Republic of China, the United States and other UN forces.
Dr Nigel Thomas is an accomplished linguist, military author and military uniform consultant. He was awarded a PhD on the Eastern Enlargement of NATO, and has written widely on 20th century military and civil uniformed organisations.
Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer with a lifelong interest in military history. He has published a number of books with Osprey Publishing, including Men-at-Arms 183: Modern African Wars (1): Rhodesia 1965-80.
Mike Chappell retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers). He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has written and illustrated many books for Osprey Publishing.
