Inchon, 9780198851653
Hardcover
MacArthur’s audacious gamble: Inchon, the battle that changed Korea’s fate.

Inchon

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    3 December 2025

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Summary

Inchon: The Decisive Battle and Its Enduring Legacy

Operation Chromite, the daring American-led amphibious landing at Inchon in September 1950, stands as one of the Korean War’s most pivotal battles. Often celebrated as General Douglas MacArthur’s strategic masterpiece, its impact was profound. Seoul was swiftly liberated, the North Korean invasion repelled, and the stage was set for a UN advance towards the Yalu River – an advance that ultimately triggered Chinese intervention and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198851653
ISBN-10:0198851650
Series:Great Battles
Author:MacKenzie
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:3 December 2025
Weight:399g
Dimensions:224mm x 150mm x 20mm
About The Author

MacKenzie

S. P. MacKenzie recently retired as Caroline McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. Over the past three-and-a-half decades he has published a wide variety of books and articles exploring war and society in the twentieth century. MacKenzie’s publications include British Prisoners of the Korean War (2012) and The Colditz Myth (2006).

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