Gordon L. Rottman

Korean War Order of Battle (eBook, PDF)

United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using historical files kept by each of the armed services and nations involved in the Korean War, Rottman provides information on unit backgrounds, organization, manning, periods of service, insignia, weapons, casualties, and major commands including the Western, North Korean, Communist Chinese, and USSR forces. The United Nation's first military action and America's first major Cold War action, the Korean War, frequently called the forgotten war, is well documented in studies and reports of specific actions and phases of the war. These sources, however, provide little order of battle information on most of the belligerents, particularly the non-U.S./UN and South Korean forces. Using the historical files kept by each armed service and each nation, Gordon Rottman provides information on combat units and major commands, including both Western forces and North Korean, Communist Chinese, and USSR forces. He has done an invaluable service for scholars and military buffs. Filling a void that would not likely have been filled otherwise, the book provides information on unit backgrounds, organization, manning, periods of service, insignia, weapons, and casualties. The book will be a primary source for anyone, scholar or layman, interested in researching the Korean War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313013324
• Artikelnr.: 37822229

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface A Brief Overview of the Korean War Chronology of the
Korean War United States of America United Nations Contingents British
Commonwealth Republic of China Other Nations Participation Appendix A:
Korean War Weapons Appendix B: Korean War Aircraft Appendix C: Korean War
Air Bases and Airfields Appendix D: Korean War Casualties Appendix E:
Korean War Campaigns Appendix F: Rank Equivalency Tables Selected
Bibliography Index