Hardly ever remembered today, the landing at Inchon brought the Korean War to a new phase, one in which the communists were sent reeling northwards, away from the UN forces within the Pusan Perimeter. This landing had everything going against it: ad hoc units, a short planning period, lack of amphibious landing experience among the troops, a challenging landing site, poor reconnaissance... but when the smoke cleared X Corps controlled Inchon and Seoul and had cut off the main supply artery for the DPRK.
Well written, but just a little redundant because of the way the information is presented, Inch'on 1950 is well-illustrated with photographs, maps and artist renditions. Even if you've HEARD the story of Inchon, this provides a better picture of how the operation was actually carried out.
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