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U.S. Marine Operations In Korea 1950-1953, Volume 4: The East-Central Front

This is the fourth in a series of five volumes dealing with the operations of United States Marines in Korea during the period 2 August 1950 to 27 July 1953. Volume IV presents in detail the operations of the 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the former while operating under Eighth Army control and also as part of IX Corps and X Corps, USA, and the latter while controlled by the Fifth Air Force. The period covered in this volume begins in the latter part of December 1950, when the Division rested in the Masan “bean patch,” and continues through the guerrilla hunt, the Punchbowl fighting, and all other operations during 1951. The account ends when the Marines move to positions in the west during March 1952. - Summary by H. W. Buse, Jr. (10 hr 1 min)

Chapters

Forward and Preface

6:45

Chapter 1, Part 1 Interlude at Masan

20:57

Chapter 1, Part 2 Interlude at Masan

20:40

Chapter 2, Part 1 The CCF January Offensive

22:32

Chapter 2, Part 2 The CCF January Offensive

21:43

Chapter 3, Part 1 The Pohang Guerrilla Hunt

24:19

Chapter 3, Part 2 The Pohang Guerrilla Hunt

20:19

Chapter 4, Part 1 Operation Killer

23:26

Chapter 4, Part 2 Operation Killer

20:20

Chapter 5, Part 1 Operation Ripper

23:19

Chapter 5, Part 2 Operation Ripper

17:41

Chapter 6, Part 1 The CCF Spring Offensive

30:12

Chapter 6, Part 2 The CCF Spring Offensive

33:28

Chapter 7, Part 1 Advance to the Punchbowl

32:13

Chapter 7, Part 2 Advance to the Punchbowl

23:30

Chapter 8, Part 1 The Truce Talks at Kaesong

26:01

Chapter 8, Part 2 The Truce Talks at Kaesong

23:00

Chapter 9, Part 1 Renewal of the Attack

31:22

Chapter 9, Part 2 Renewal of the Attack

31:38

Chapter 10, Part 1 The New Warfare of Position

39:22

Chapter 10, Part 2 The New Warfare of Position

20:15

Chapter 11, Part 1 Winter Operations in East Korea

23:58

Chapter 11, Part 2 Winter Operations in East Korea

26:34

Chapter 12, Part 1 The Move to West Korea

11:12

Chapter 12, Part 2 The Move to West Korea

26:27