East of Chosin

by Appleman, Roy E.

• ISBN13: 9780890962831
• ISBN10: 0890962839
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-04-01
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

"Well written and meticulously researched ... East of Chosin is military history at its best". -- Harry G. Summers, Jr., Washington Post Book World

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
List of Maps	ix
Preface	xi
The War in Korea, November, 1950	3	(9)
Army Troops Assemble at Chosin Reservoir	12	(32)
The Army Occupies the Marines' Forward Position	44	(6)
The Enemy at Chosin: What Was Known--The Unknown	50	(7)
The First Night, November 27--28	57	(42)
The Next Day, November 28	99	(24)
The Second Night, November 28--29	123	(10)
The 31st Regimental Combat Team Consolidates at the Inlet	133	(24)
Captain Drake's Second Tank Attack, November 29	157	(3)
The 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry, Fails to Arrive	160	(8)
MacArthur Calls a Conference, November 28	168	(4)
The Third Night--Task Force Faith at the Inlet	172	(11)
Withdrawal from Hudong-ni to Hagaru-ri	183	(5)
The Fourth Night at the Inlet, November 30-December 1	188	(7)
Breakout from the Inlet Perimeter, December 1	195	(30)
The First Blown Bridge	225	(8)
The Chinese Block at Hill 1221	233	(24)
The Chinese Destroy the Convoy	257	(21)
Those Who Escaped to Hagaru-ri	278	(15)
The Question of a Relief Force	293	(7)
American and Enemy Losses	300	(5)
Could Task Force Faith Have Been Saved?	305	(25)
Epilogue	330	(17)
APPENDIXES
A Contrasts in Factors Affecting the 1st Marine Division and the Army 31st RCT at Chosin	336	(5)
B 31st RCT Organization Chart, November 27, 1950	341	(1)
C 31st RCT, Estimated Strength, November 27, 1950	342	(2)
D Strength of 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Hagaru-ri, December 4, 1950	344	(1)
E Number of Enlisted Men for Duty, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, November--December, 1950	344	(1)
F Command and Staff, 31st RCT, at Chosin	345	(2)
Notes	347	(44)
Bibliograpical Note	391	(4)
Index	395