Images of War - Armoured Warfare in the Korean War Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

After the Second World War, military analysts thought that the only place significant armored forces were ever likely to confront each other again was in central Europe where the Nato alliance would fend off the Soviet Red Army. Then during the Korean War of 1950-53 both sides deployed large numbers of armored fighting vehicles, and this neglected aspect of the conflict is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Joness photographic history. Korea, with its rugged mountains, narrow passes, steep valleys and waterlogged fields was not ideal tank country so the armor mainly supported the infantry and rarely engaged in battles of maneuver. Yet the wide variety of armor supporting UN and North Korean forces played a vital if unorthodox role in the swiftly moving campaigns. For this fascinating book over 180 contemporary photographs have been selected to show Soviet-built T-34/85s and Su-76s, American M4 Shermans, M26 Pershings and M46 Pattons, and British Cromwells and Centurions in action in one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War. [Elib] This fully illustrated history explores the unique role of armored vehicles in the Korean War with more than 180 wartime photographs. After World War II, military analysts thought that the only place significant armored forces were ever likely to confront each other again was in central Europe where the NATO alliance would fend off the Soviet Red Army. But then during the Korean War of 1950-53, large numbers of armored fighting vehicles were deployed by both sides. This neglected aspect of the conflict is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history. Korea, with its rugged mountains, narrow passes, steep valleys and waterlogged fields. was not ideal tank country so the armor mainly supported the infantry and rarely engaged in battles of maneuver. Yet the wide variety of armor supporting UN and North Korean forces played a vital if unorthodox role in the swiftly moving campaigns. More than 180 contemporary photographs have been selected to show Soviet-built T-34/85s and Su-76s, American M4 Shermans, M26 Pershings and M46 Pattons, as well as British Cromwells and Centurions in one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War. World History: Postwar, From C 1945 -. After The Second World War Military Analysts Thought That The Only Place Significant Armoured Forces Were Ever Likely To Confront Each Other Again Was In Central Europe Where The Nato Alliance Would Fend Off The Soviet Red Army. But Then During The Korean War Of 1950-53 Large Numbers Of Armoured Fighting Vehicles Were Deployed By Both Sides, And This Neglected Aspect Of The Conflict Is The Subject Of Anthony Tucker-jones's Photographic History. Korea, With Its Rugged Mountains, Narrow Passes, Steep Valleys And Waterlogged Fields. Was Not Ideal Tank Country So The Armour Mainly Supported The Infantry And Rarely Engaged In Battles Of Manoeuvre. Yet The Wide Variety Of Armour Supporting Un And North Korean Forces Played A Vital If Unorthodox Role In The Swiftly Moving Campaigns. By Anthony Tucker-jones. Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Table of Contents 6 Introduction 7 Photograph Sources 10 Chapter One - Uncle Joe’s Koreans 11 Chapter Two - The North Korean Steamroller 21 Chapter Three - RoK’s Armour 30 Chapter Four - Uncle Sam Holds the Line 42 Chapter Five - Britain and the UN to the Rescue 57 Chapter Six - Inchon Triumph 69 Chapter Seven - Korean Swansong 84 Chapter Eight - Turning the Tide 95 Chapter Nine - First Spring Offensive 107 Chapter Ten - The Static War 117 * Photographs of Soviet, American and British armour in action during the Korean War * Insight into the terrain and conditions faced by the tank crew on both sides * Record of a neglected aspect of one of the major Cold War confrontations