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Author Evans, James W. (James William), 1929-2010.

Title A morning in June [electronic resource] : defending Outpost Harry / James W. Evans ; with a foreword by John S.D. Eisenhower.

Imprint Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxii, 220 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 5th Regimental Combat Team : Korea with incoming artillery -- Lieutenant Evans : preparations for infantry combat -- Punch Bowl rim : North Korea People's Army -- Shower relief : MASH for treatment -- Christmas 1952 : winter combat on the mountain -- R & R : seven days rest, then return to Korea -- Relocating to the Chorwon Valley : finding the doors of hell -- Morning of 12 June : the siege starts -- Outpost Harry : destruction beyond comprehension -- Occupying the hill : with only twelve hours to rebuild and defend -- Chinese attack : hand-to-hand combat is the essence of an infantryman -- Relief from hell : three days before Operation Ranger -- Coming home : the trauma of returning to civilian life -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: reports on the defense of Outpost Harry -- Appendix B: awards and decorations earned for the defense of Outpost Harry.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Evans, James W. (James William), 1929-
Outpost Harry (Korea : Military Base)
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd -- Biography.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (South) -- Chorwon-gun.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780817316693 (cloth : alk. paper)
0817316698 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780817356071 (paper : alk. paper)
081735607X (paper : alk. paper)
9780817381813 (electronic bk.)
0817381813 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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