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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780817353414
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817353410
ISBN-13
9780817353414
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52044019
Product Key Features
Book Title
Outpost Kelly : a Tanker's Story
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Military / Korean War, Personal Memoirs, Military / United States, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-003500
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 1951-1952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."--Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author of "Their War for Korea", "1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 19511952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."-Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author ofTheir War for Korea, "1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 19511952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."-Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author ofTheir War for Korea, "In Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story, Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."-M. K. Barbier, author of Kursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943, "InOutpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story,Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."-M. K. Barbier, author ofKursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943, "In Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story, Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."--M. K. Barbier, author of Kursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943, "InOutpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story,Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."-M. K. Barbier, author ofKursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943, "Col. Jack Siewert, a tank battalion commander, 64th Tank Battalion, 1952-1953, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."--Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author of "Their War for Korea", "Col. Jack Siewert, a tank battalion commander, 64th Tank Battalion, 19521953, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."-Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author ofTheir War for Korea, "1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 1951-1952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."--Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author of Their War for Korea, "In "Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story," Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."--M. K. Barbier, author of "Kursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943", "In Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story, Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost."--M. K. Barbier, author of Kursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943, "1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 1951-1952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."--Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author of Their War for Korea, "1st Lt. Jack Siewert, a tank platoon leader, 64th Tank Battalion, 19511952, brings the outpost war in Korea to life in personal and professional terms. He shows in stark terms a war of position and deception that only the strong could fight, but not win."-Allan R. Millett, Director, Eisenhower Center, The University of New Orleans, and author of Their War for Korea
Dewey Decimal
951.904/242
Synopsis
War at its most personal and lethal during the last four days of July 1952. In the second year of the Korean War, Jack Siewert commanded a platoon of five M-46 tanks. Temporarily assigned to provide fire support for an infantry battalion on the front, he eventually found himself in the midst of intense fighting for a relatively unknown and unimportant hill, code named Outpost Kelly. Those four days of battle against Chinese forces form the heart of this memoir, which is unique in its focus on the hill fighting that dominated two thirds of the Korean War. Trained to take advantage of his tanks' mobility, his orders--to provide direct fire support for advancing infantry--along with the mountainous terrain and the torrential monsoon rains that created shin-deep fields of impenetrable mud, forced him to abandon doctrine and improvise. At the height of the fighting, Siewert was able to bring to bear the guns from only one of his five tanks against the enemy. Nevertheless, his platoon played a key role in allowing members of the 15th Infantry to retake Outpost Kelly, and he offers an excellent analysis of how theory and experience come together in a point-of-the-spear military situation. Siewert's platoon played a key role in allowing members of the 15th Infantry to retake Outpost Kelly, and he offers an excellent analysis of how theory and experience come together in a point-of-the-spear military situation. "Outpost Kelly" also paints a fascinating picture of the type of fighting, often overlooked, that characterized the second and third years of the Korean War. With truce talks proceeding in Panmunjom, both sides fought to claim incremental pieces of real estate along the demarcation linebetween North and South. In the grand scheme of the war, the battle for Outpost Kelly might not ahce meant much. But for 3rd Infantry Division, and the men, like Jack Siewert, who fought there, it was the entire focal point of the war during the last four days of July, 1952. Jack R. Siewert, LTC USA (Ret.) is a retired career U.S. Army officer., In the second year of the Korean War, Jack Siewert commanded a platoon of five M-46 tanks. Temporarily assigned to provide fire support for an infantry battalion on the front, he eventually found himself in the midst of intense fighting for a relatively unknown and unimportant hill, code named Outpost Kelly. Those four days of battle against Chinese forces form the heart of this memoir, which is unique in its focus on the hill fighting that dominated two thirds of the Korean War. Trained to take advantage of his tanks' mobility, his orders--to provide direct fire support for advancing infantry--along with the mountainous terrain and the torrential monsoon rains that created shin-deep fields of impenetrable mud, forced him to abandon doctrine and improvise. At the height of the fighting, Siewert was able to bring to bear the guns from only one of his five tanks against the enemy. Nevertheless, his platoon played a key role in allowing members of the 15th Infantry to retake Outpost Kelly, and he offers an excellent analysis of how theory and experience come together in a point-of-the-spear military situation. Siewert's platoon played a key role in allowing members of the 15th Infantry to retake Outpost Kelly, and he offers an excellent analysis of how theory and experience come together in a point-of-the-spear military situation. Outpost Kelly also paints a fascinating picture of the type of fighting, often overlooked, that characterized the second and third years of the Korean War. With truce talks proceeding in Panmunjom, both sides fought to claim incremental pieces of real estate along the demarcation line between North and South. In the grand scheme of the war, the battle for Outpost Kelly might not ahce meant much. But for 3rd Infantry Division, and the men, like Jack Siewert, who fought there, it was the entire focal point of the war during the last four days of July, 1952., In July 1952, Jack Siewert commanded a platoon of five M-46 tanks in Korea. In four days of battle against Chinese forces, Siewart was tasked with providing fire support for advancing infantry attempting to retake Outpost Kelly. Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story his a harrowing account of the success of that mission in the face of catastrophic obstacles. Heavy rains turned the mountainous terrain around Outpost Kelly into shin-deep mud and muck. At the height of the fighting, Siewert was able to bring to bear the guns of only one of his five tanks against the enemy. Forced to abandon traditional tank warfare doctrine, he improvised. Allowing members of the 15th Infantry to retake Outpost Kelly, Siewert offers an excellent analysis of how theory and experience come together in a point-of-the-spear military situation. Outpost Kelly also paints a fascinating picture of the type of fighting, often overlooked, that characterized the second and third years of the Korean War. With truce talks proceeding in Panmunjom, both sides fought to claim incremental pieces of real estate along the demarcation line between North and South.
LC Classification Number
DS919.S5 2006
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- d***d (1421)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePerfect transaction. Book condition as described. Fast and very secure shipping. All 5 stars. Would buy from this seller again. Very happy with purchase!Warbird Tech Series: Hawker Sea Fury by Kev Darling (2002, Trade Paperback) (#144023382492)
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