PUBLISHED/Stackpole military history
High Tide in the Korean War: How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
Leo Barron
By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.
- Page-turning history of one of the most important battles of the Korean War
- From-the-foxhole account of a do-or-die defense
- Draws from memoirs, interviews, unit reports, intelligence summaries, and personal research in South Korea
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leo Barron has significant name recognition within the military intelligence community; he teaches a significant portion of the military intelligence officers in the U.S. Army. He has directly instructed over 350 captains over the past three years. Barron also has a growing name recognition among military historians, which is how he and Cygan met.
Two books on the 101st Airborne in Iraq, Black Hearts and Along the Tigris, refer extensively to Barron. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history, and has seen several tours of active duty in the military. Unlike some popular writers, Barron is both a trained historian and a veteran, who knows what it is like to feel the pace of battle and to see people die.
His articles about Bastogne and other WWII-related military topics have appeared in Infantry magazine, Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, WWII magazine, and WWII History magazine.
Two books on the 101st Airborne in Iraq, Black Hearts and Along the Tigris, refer extensively to Barron. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history, and has seen several tours of active duty in the military. Unlike some popular writers, Barron is both a trained historian and a veteran, who knows what it is like to feel the pace of battle and to see people die.
His articles about Bastogne and other WWII-related military topics have appeared in Infantry magazine, Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, WWII magazine, and WWII History magazine.
