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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Sloan, Bill, 1935-     Subjects     United States. Marine Corps -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953.     Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (South) -- Pusan Region.     Inchon Landing, Inchʻŏn, Korea, 1950.     Pusan (Korea) -- History, Military -- 20th century.     Inchʻŏn (Korea) -- History, Military -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sloan, Bill, 1935-       by title:      The darkest summer :...         MARC Display

The darkest summer : Pusan and Inchon 1950 : the battles that saved South Korea--and the Marines--from extinction / Bill Sloan. by Sloan, Bill, 1935- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. Subjects United States. Marine Corps -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953.   Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (South) -- Pusan Region.   Inchon Landing, Inchʻŏn, Korea, 1950.   Pusan (Korea) -- History, Military -- 20th century.   Inchʻŏn (Korea) -- History, Military -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781416571742 (hardcover) 1416571744 (hardcover) 9781416575931 (e-book) 1416575936 (e-book) Description:  ix, 385 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, plans ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. Contents:  Suddenly, a not-so-sudden war -- An army in disarray -- A proud corps in peril -- Missions impossible -- Enter the "fire brigade" -- A melee of confusion and chaos -- Triumph, tragedy, traps, and tears -- Nightmare on the Naktong -- Commanders in conflict -- The enemy goes for broke -- A 5,000-to-one "sure thing" -- Turning the tide at Inchon -- The bloody road to Seoul -- A "terrible liberation" -- Taking the hard way home -- The rest of the story. Requests:  0 Summary:  Sloan recounts the dramatic first three months of the Korean War, when South Korea was saved from Communism's conquest.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 951.90424 Sl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 951.90424 Sloan Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waimea Public Library (Kauai) Adult Nonfiction 951.90424 Sl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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