High Tide in the Korean War: How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni

by Leo Barron

Overview

By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.

Page-turning history of one of the most important battles of the Korean War

From-the-foxhole account of a do-or-die defense

Draws from memoirs, interviews, unit reports, intelligence summaries, and personal research in South Korea

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811738989
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	02/19/2020
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	1,057,930
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Leo Barron has quickly established himself as one of the finest young military historians writing today. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and served two tours in Iraq as an infantry and intelligence officer. He has written for Infantry, World War II, and World War II History magazines. His previous books are No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne (978-0-451-41485-4) and Patton at the Battle of the Bulge (978-0-451-46787-4). He lives in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Preface iv

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Why Korea? 1

Chapter 2 The 23rd Infantry Regiment Goes to War 11

Chapter 3 Ambush at the Twin Tunnels 43

Chapter 4 Battle at the Twin Tunnels 60

Chapter 5 Eye of the Storm 110

Chapter 6 Chipyong-ni: The First Night 137

Chapter 7 Chipyong-ni: The Second Night 171

Chapter 8 Rescue 218

Epilogue 241

Notes 248

Bibliography 278

Acknowledgments 293

Index 295