Task Force Smith and the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, July 1950

by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army Command and General Staff College

When the 24th Infantry Division deployed to Korea in July 1950 it experienced a series of defeats from 5-20 July in an attempt to delay the invading North Korean People's Army (NKPA). The division suffered devastating losses of men and equipment and was withdrawn from combat because it was no longer capable of effective combat operations. Historians blamed the appalling losses and demoralizing defeats of 5-20 July on poor training, poor equipment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508902763
• ISBN13: 9781508902768
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"