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• catalog abstract "They entered West Point shortly before the end of World War II. Four years later the class of USMA '49 graduated amid peacetime military cutbacks and national complacency. A year later these young officers were plunged into a cruel and unexpected war and were forced to compensate, by valor and leadership, for the nation's unpreparedness. Some called it a U.N. Police Action, but to the 2nd lieutenants fighting as platoon leaders, forward observers, and jet pilots, it was. War to the fullest. Men of '49 served along the Naktong Perimeter, landed at Inchon, flew combat missions against Chinese MiG's, and fought the war of maneuver, and of stalemate, from Pusan to the Yalu. They fought well - some to their death. These are their individual stories, based on the '49ers' own firsthand accounts, of what it was like to enter combat, as one said "green as grass," and suddenly face life-and-death responsibility for American troops entrusted to. Their care. It is the story of men such as Sam Coursen, awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a wounded comrade at the cost of his own life; of Ranger hero Ralph Puckett, fighting off the initial Chinese onslaught; of D.D. Overton, becoming an ace as he scores his fifth aerial victory; or of Herb Marshburn, dying heroically as he leads men trying to escape a Chinese trap. The author, who went to Korea as an armored officer but wound up leading an infantry platoon, Uses his own story as a narrative framework for this chronicle of the Korean War years. He brings the big picture to life by means of vivid stories of that "forgotten war," told by men who knew it face-to-face at the junior officer level.".
• catalog contributor b5583811.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "1. School Is Out: June-July 1950 -- 2. Seeing the Elephant: 1-12 August -- 3. The Pusan Perimeter: 13-23 August -- 4. Fighting Fires: 24 August-5 September -- 5. The Perimeter Holds: 6-14 September -- 6. Striking Back: 15-20 September -- 7. Heading North: 20 September-4 October -- 8. Pursuit into North Korea: 5 October-3 November -- 9. CCF Intervention: 4-29 November -- 10. X Corps Retreat from Chosin: 29 October-30 December -- 11. Eighth Army Retreat: 30 November-31 December -- 12. Attack and Counterattack: 1 January-31 March 1951 -- 13. Spring Offensive: 1 April-30 June -- 14. Stalemate: July 1951-July 1953 -- Appendix A: "It's Happening on Your Own Front Lawn" / Robert T. Fallon -- Appendix B: Korean War Service, USMA '49.".
• catalog description "Their care. It is the story of men such as Sam Coursen, awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a wounded comrade at the cost of his own life; of Ranger hero Ralph Puckett, fighting off the initial Chinese onslaught; of D.D. Overton, becoming an ace as he scores his fifth aerial victory; or of Herb Marshburn, dying heroically as he leads men trying to escape a Chinese trap. The author, who went to Korea as an armored officer but wound up leading an infantry platoon,".
• catalog description "They entered West Point shortly before the end of World War II. Four years later the class of USMA '49 graduated amid peacetime military cutbacks and national complacency. A year later these young officers were plunged into a cruel and unexpected war and were forced to compensate, by valor and leadership, for the nation's unpreparedness. Some called it a U.N. Police Action, but to the 2nd lieutenants fighting as platoon leaders, forward observers, and jet pilots, it was.".
• catalog description "Uses his own story as a narrative framework for this chronicle of the Korean War years. He brings the big picture to life by means of vivid stories of that "forgotten war," told by men who knew it face-to-face at the junior officer level.".
• catalog description "War to the fullest. Men of '49 served along the Naktong Perimeter, landed at Inchon, flew combat missions against Chinese MiG's, and fought the war of maneuver, and of stalemate, from Pusan to the Yalu. They fought well - some to their death. These are their individual stories, based on the '49ers' own firsthand accounts, of what it was like to enter combat, as one said "green as grass," and suddenly face life-and-death responsibility for American troops entrusted to.".
• catalog extent "279 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "From the Hudson to the Yalu.".
• catalog identifier "0890965544".
• catalog isFormatOf "From the Hudson to the Yalu.".
• catalog isPartOf "Texas A & M University military history series ; 31.".
• catalog isPartOf "Texas A&M University military history series ; 31".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "College Station : Texas A&M University Press,".
• catalog relation "From the Hudson to the Yalu.".
• catalog subject "951.904/2 20".
• catalog subject "DS921.6 .M35 1993".
• catalog subject "Korean War, 1950-1953 Personal narratives, American.".
• catalog subject "United States Military Academy. Class of 1949.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. School Is Out: June-July 1950 -- 2. Seeing the Elephant: 1-12 August -- 3. The Pusan Perimeter: 13-23 August -- 4. Fighting Fires: 24 August-5 September -- 5. The Perimeter Holds: 6-14 September -- 6. Striking Back: 15-20 September -- 7. Heading North: 20 September-4 October -- 8. Pursuit into North Korea: 5 October-3 November -- 9. CCF Intervention: 4-29 November -- 10. X Corps Retreat from Chosin: 29 October-30 December -- 11. Eighth Army Retreat: 30 November-31 December -- 12. Attack and Counterattack: 1 January-31 March 1951 -- 13. Spring Offensive: 1 April-30 June -- 14. Stalemate: July 1951-July 1953 -- Appendix A: "It's Happening on Your Own Front Lawn" / Robert T. Fallon -- Appendix B: Korean War Service, USMA '49.".
• catalog title "From the Hudson to the Yalu : West Point '49 in the Korean War / Harry J. Maihafer.".
• catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
• catalog type "text".