F. C. Caldwell
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Director of Marine Corps History
Contents
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| I | Operations in West Korea Begin | [1] |
| From Cairo to JAMESTOWN—The Marines’ Home in West Korea—Organization of the 1st Marine Division Area—The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing—The Enemy—Initial CCF Attack—Subsequent CCF Attacks—Strengthening the Line—Marine Air Operations—Supporting the Division and the Wing—Different Area, Different Problem | ||
| II | Defending the Line | [51] |
| UN Command Activities—Defense of East and West Coast Korean Islands—Marine Air Operations—Spring 1952 on JAMESTOWN—End of the Second Year of War—A Long Fourth of July—Changes in the Lineup—Replacement and Rotation—Logistical Operations, Summer 1952 | ||
| III | The Battle of Bunker Hill | [103] |
| The Participants and the Battlefield—Preliminary Action on Siberia—The Attack on Bunker Hill—Consolidating the Defense of Bunker Hill—Company B Returns to Bunker Hill—Supporting Arms at Bunker Hill—In Retrospect | ||
| IV | Outpost Fighting Expanded | [145] |
| From the Center Sector to the Right—Early September Outpost Clashes—Korean COPs Hit Again—More Enemy Assaults in Late September—Chinese Intensify Their Outpost Attacks—More PRESSURE, More CAS, More Accomplishments—Rockets, Resupply, and Radios | ||
| V | The Hook | [185] |
| Before the Battle—Preparations for Attack and Defense—Attack on the Hook—Reno Demonstration—Counterattack—Overview | ||
| VI | Positional Warfare | [217] |
| A Successful Korean Defense—Six Months on the UNC Line—Events on the Diplomatic Front—The Marine Commands During the Third Winter—1st MAW Operations 1952–1953—Behind the Lines—The Quiet Sectors—Changes in the Concept of Ground Defense—Before the Nevadas Battle | ||
| VII | Vegas | [263] |
| The Nevada Cities—Supporting Arms—Defense Organization at the Outposts—Chinese Attack on 26 March—Reinforcements Dispatched—Massed Counterattack the Next Day—Push to the Summit—Other Communist Probes—Three CCF Attempts for the Outpost—Vegas Consolidation Begins—Aftermath | ||
| VIII | Marking Time (April-June 1953) | [313] |
| The Peace Talks Resume—Operation LITTLE SWITCH—Interval Before the Marines Go Off the Line—The May Relief—Training While in Reserve and Division Change of Command—Heavy May-June Fighting—Developments in Marine Air—Other Marine Defense Activities—The Division Is Ordered Back to the Front | ||
| IX | Heavy Fighting Before the Armistice | [363] |
| Relief of the 25th Division—Initial Attacks on Outposts Berlin and East Berlin—Enemy Probes, 11–18 July—Marine Air Operations—Fall of the Berlins—Renewal of Heavy Fighting, 24–26 July—Last Day of the War | ||
| X | Return of the Prisoners of War | [399] |
| Operation BIG SWITCH—Circumstances of Capture—The Communist POW Camps—CCF “Lenient Policy” and Indoctrination Attempts—The Germ Warfare Issue—Problems and Performance of Marine POWs—Marine Escape Attempts—Evaluation and Aftermath | ||
| XI | While Guns Cool | [445] |
| The Postwar Transition—Control of the DMZ and the Military Police Company—Organization of New Defense Positions—Postwar Employment of Marine Units in FECOM | ||
| XII | Korean Reflection | [475] |
| Marine Corps Role and Contributions to the Korean War: Ground, Air, Helicopter—FMF and Readiness Posture—Problems Peculiar to the Korean War—Korean Lessons |
Appendices
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| A | Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations | [537] |
| B | Korean War Chronology | [541] |
| C | Command and Staff List | [549] |
| D | Effective Strength, 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | [573] |
| E | Marine Corps Casualties | [575] |
| F | Marine Pilots and Enemy Aircraft Downed in Korean War | [577] |
| G | Unit Citations (during 1952–1953 period) | [579] |
| H | Armistice Agreement | [587] |
| Bibliography | [611] | |
| Index | [617] | |
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