A morning in June [electronic resource] : defending Outpost Harry / James W. Evans ; with a foreword by John S.D. Eisenhower.
Material type: TextPublication details: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010Description: xxii, 220 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780817381813 (electronic bk.); 0817381813 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): 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 -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 951.904/242 LOC classification: DS921.6 | .E945 2010Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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