Combat ready? : the Eighth U.S. Army on the eve of the Korean War

Combat ready? : the Eighth U.S. Army on the eve of the Korean War / Thomas E. Hanson.

"Historians and sliders have not been kind to either [General Douglas] MacArthur or the soldiers whom he placed in harm's way in the summer of 1950 ... This study seeks to redress the imbalance that exists between fact and interpretation. For too long historians and soldiers have roundly c...

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Main Author:	Hanson, Thomas E., 1965- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	College Station [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, [2010]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 129.
Subjects:	United States. > Army. > Army, 8th > History. United States. > Army. > Army, 8th USA > Army > 8 1950-1953 Vorgeschichte 1949-1950. Korean War, 1950-1953 > Regimental histories > United States. Operational readiness (Military science) HISTORY > Military > Korean War. Regimental histories Koreakrieg Militärausbildung United States History
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