Project Gutenberg 2021-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 433 Montross, Lynn 1895 1961 Canzona, Nicholas A. United States. Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps United States. Department of the Navy. Marine Corps Corps, United States Marine Corps, U. S. Marine U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 1 (of 5) The Pusan Perimeter Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 1 (of 5)" by Lynn Montross and Captain Nicholas A. Canzona, USMC, is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book details the United States Marine Corps' involvement in the Korean War, specifically focusing on operations during the vital phase of the Pusan Perimeter from August to September 1950. This volume aims to provide both military students and general readers with a thorough and accurate depiction of Marine operations and the challenges faced during this critical period of conflict. The opening of this detailed account sets the stage for the Korean War by highlighting the geopolitical landscape of Korea and the military readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps as they prepared to engage in ground warfare. It discusses the rapid deployment of Marine units to respond to North Korean aggressions and the surrounding historical context leading up to the conflict, including Korea's strategic importance and previous conflicts involving Japan and the Soviet Union. Furthermore, it introduces the initial movements and engagements of Marine forces at the Pusan Perimeter, emphasizing their strategic maneuvers and the challenges they encountered while battling North Korean forces amidst the backdrop of a newly emerging Cold War landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States. Marine Corps -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953 Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns DS Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 834965 2025-09-26T03:34:09.873242 text/html 744399 2024-10-18T12:48:18 text/html 12790594 2025-09-26T03:34:33.298151 application/epub+zip 12793774 2025-09-26T03:34:15.900218 application/epub+zip 491452 2025-09-26T03:34:12.055264 application/epub+zip 29809127 2025-09-26T03:34:44.064108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29746325 2025-09-26T03:34:29.471145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1558244 2022-09-29T09:06:23.721347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555629 2025-09-26T03:34:07.098262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535522 2024-10-18T12:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17824 2025-09-26T03:34:44.248078 application/rdf+xml 16368 2025-09-26T03:34:12.407272 image/jpeg 2273 2025-09-26T03:34:12.232262 image/jpeg 15701594 2025-09-26T03:34:10.206267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia