Forgotten Warriors (Paperback)

T.X. Hammes

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Edité par University Press of Kansas, Kansas, 2010

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Série : Livre 72 sur 183 - Modern War Studies

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Paperback. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brigade existed at the time. Assembled from the woefully understrength 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing units, the Brigade shipped out only six days after activation, sailed directly to Korea, was in combat within ninety-six hours of landing and, despite these enormous handicaps and numerically superior enemy forces, won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter. Despite its remarkable achievements, the Brigades history has largely been lost amid accounts of the sweeping operations that followed. Its real history has been replaced by myths that attribute its success to tough training, great conditioning, unit cohesion, and combat-experienced officers. None of which were true. T. X. Hammes now reveals the real story of the Brigades success, prominently citing the Corps crucial ability to maintain its ethos, culture, and combat effectiveness during the period between World War II and Korea, when its very existence was being challenged. By studying the Corps from 1945 to 1950, Hammes shows that it was indeed the culture of the Corpsa culture based on remembering its storied history and learning to face modern challengesthat was responsible for the Brigades success. The Corps remembered the human factors that made it so successful in past wars, notably the ethos of never leaving another marine behind. At the same time, the Corps demonstrated commendable flexibility in adapting its doctrine and operations to evolutions in modern warfare. In particular, the Corps overcame the air-ground schism that marked the end of World War II to excel at close air support. Despite massive budget and manpower cuts, the Corps continued to experiment and learn even as it clung to its historical lodestones. This approach was validated during the Brigades trial by fire. More than a mere battle history, Forgotten Warriors gets to the heart of marine culture to show that fighting forces have to both remember and learn. As todays armed forces face similar challenges, this book confirms that culture as much as technology prepares Americas fighting men and women to answer their countrys call. Tells the story of the unsung heroes of the Korean War--the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. This remarkable air-ground unit shipped out only six days after its creation and activation--and yet won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titre
Forgotten Warriors (Paperback)
Auteur
T.X. Hammes
Éditeur
University Press of Kansas, Kansas
Année de publication
2010
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0700618929
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780700618927
Série
Livre 72 sur 183: Modern War Studies

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