A Very Different War

A Very Different War
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 358
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781923004979
ISBN-13 : 1923004972
Rating : 4/5 (972 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Very Different War by : Owen Zupp

Download or read book A Very Different War written by Owen Zupp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Korean War lies between the enormity of the Second World War and the controversy of Vietnam. Although it often slips through the cracks of history, it represented a global shift as two opposing ideologies clashed and the Cold War heated up. The fledgling United Nations was called to act, and Australia joined the 21 nations committed to supporting South Korea. Within days of the North Koreans crossing the 38th Parallel, the RAAF was flying missions from its base in Japan. In the ensuing three years, the RAAF gained respect among its peers and the attention of the opposing military powers. When the war reached a crisis point, with UN forces pinned down and threatened with being pushed off the peninsula into the sea, the RAAF was at the epicentre. During the war, the RAAF entered the jet age, and the transition was not without challenges and losses. Ultimately, a generation of RAAF leaders emerged from the ranks of sergeant pilots and junior officers who underwent their baptism of fire on the Korean Peninsula. Using No 77 Squadron operations as a timeline, this concise history of the RAAF involvement in the war examines the roles of the transport unit, nurses, ground crews, prisoners of war and those who still have no known resting place.


A Very Different War Related Books

A Very Different War
Language: en
Pages: 358
Authors: Owen Zupp
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-06-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Korean War lies between the enormity of the Second World War and the controversy of Vietnam. Although it often slips through the cracks of history, it repre
On War
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Carl von Clausewitz
Categories: Military art and science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1908 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

War with Russia?
Language: en
Pages: 403
Authors: Stephen F. Cohen
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-27 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Is America in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the United States? Does Vladimir Putin really want to destab
War by Other Means
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Robert D. Blackwill
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-12 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2016 Today, nations increasingly carry out geopolitical combat through economic means. Policies governing everything from trade a
War without Mercy
Language: en
Pages: 411
Authors: John Dower
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-28 - Publisher: Pantheon

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • AN AMERICAN BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A monumental history that has been hailed by The New York Times as “o