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Fighting on the Brink: Defense of the Pusan Perimeter

by Unzl W. Ent

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This book chronicles the Pusan Perimeter campaign, providing clear insight into occupation in Korea, Japan, and Okinawa prior to the Korean War. With an historical text written by General Uzal Ent (Ret.), a rifle platoon veteran of the Perimeter, this book details the strategies, tactics and actions of the troops, yet includes the personal accounts of hundreds of soldiers and marines who were there. This book is the definitive history of the Pusan Perimeter with hundreds of photos, maps and an index, and is a must for any Korean War history buff.

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Book details

Author
Unzl Ent
Imprint
Turner Publishing Company
Published
Formats
Hardcover, Paperback
Subjects
History › Wars & Conflicts › Korean War
Topics
Korean War · military history · veteran accounts · battlefield tactics · postwar occupation · U.S. Army infantry
ISBN-13
9781681620893 (Hardcover)9781681620909 (Paperback)

About the author

UZAL WELLINGTON ENT was a U.S. Army and Pennsylvania National Guard officer who authored several books on military history. He graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of infantry in 1949, serving with the 27th Infantry Regiment in Japan and Korea from 1949 to 1951, including the battles for the Pusan Perimeter.

Ent’s decorations included the Legion of Merit, three Bronze Stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. He was commissioned in the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, in 1954 and retired from the Guard as a Brigadier General in 1980.

Uzal Wellington Ent lived in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and died in 2015.

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Format: Hardcover