China's Battle for Korea
The 1951 Spring Offensive
Between November 1950 and the end of fighting in June 1953, China launched six major offensives against UN forces in Korea. The most important of these began on April 22, 1951, and was the largest Communist military operation of the war. The UN forces put up a strong defense, prevented the capture of the South Korean capital of Seoul, and finally pushed the Chinese back above the 38th parallel. After China's defeat in this epic five-week battle, Mao Zedong and the Chinese leadership became willing to conclude the war short of total victory. China's Battle for Korea offers new perspectives on Chinese decision making, planning, and execution; t…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-01163-3
- EAN: 9780253011633
- Produktnummer: 20616826
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 344 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'186 KB
- Abbildungen: 12 b&w illus., 19 maps
Über den Autor
Xiaobing Li is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Geography and Director of the Western Pacific Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma. He is author, editor, or co-author of China at War; A History of the Modern Chinese Army; Voices from the Korean War: Personal Stories of American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers (with Richard Peters); Mao's Generals Remember Korea (with Allan R. Millett); and other books and articles on the Korean War. He served in the People's Liberation Army in China.
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