alpha_bh_15

  • alpha_bh_15 replied to the topic Section 8 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 3 months ago

    <span style=”color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, ‘Times New Roman’, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;”>Able: Which “Lesson” from the author do you most strongly agree or disagree with? Why?</span>

    Just as LT Wint, I am inclined to agree that the lesson learned from Fehrenbachs perspective in regards to readiness is…[Read more]

  • HAMMER: Korea was the first war where the US Army rotated Soldiers in and out of theatre in significant numbers, a practice that has continued ever since. In doing practical and instructional knowledge is lost and lessons have to be re-learned, sometimes at great cost. How would you change the manner in which we now rotate Soldiers into different…[Read more]

  • Fires: The Chinese treated all POWs the same regardless of rank. This resulted in the degradation of discipline among POWs. Do you think this was the intended outcome or just 2nd and 3rd order effects? In addition what would you do to combat the loss of morale among POWs?

    While it is impossible to determine without at least multiple primary…[Read more]

  • Charlie: What do you think soldiers thought of their leadership at this point in the war? Why?

    At this point in the War, I would describe the perspective of the soldiers the same way Fehrenbach described the 8th Army upon General Ridgway’s arrival: “an army gray with the habit of defeat, strong but no longer sure of itself.” This is most notably…[Read more]

  • HAMMER: As UN forces marched north, there was evidence of the Chinese joining the conflict. Despite the evidence, General MacArthur and his staff believed “the Chinese would not dare intervene” They assessed that they lacked the Military capability to bring significant forces into the conflict and even if that was possible the US air superiority…[Read more]

  • alpha_bh_15 replied to the topic Section 3 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    ABLE:  What is your response to the steadfastness of MacArthur’s insistence on the Inchon landing? How does it change, had the mission gone otherwise?

    From the outset of the Conflict, General MacArthur understood the limitations tactically with the emplacement of ground forces; immediately, MacArthur thought of how to incorporate his superior…[Read more]

  • alpha_bh_15 replied to the topic Section 2 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    S3: What warfighting functions contributed most to Americans’ continual defeat and withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950? Answer generally or focus mainly on Task Force Smith for examples to support your analysis.

    While arguments may be made for each of the warfighting functions contribution to the Americans’ continual defeat…[Read more]

  • alpha_bh_15 replied to the topic Section 1 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 5 months ago

    S3: What factors made Korea vulnerable and appealing for military occupation? What geopolitical factors in the 20th century led Korea’s invasion and occupation in June 1950?

    In Chapter 2 “The Crime of Marquis Ito” Fehrenbach goes into some detail into the history of the independence of the Korean Peninsula, which he often refers to as “C…[Read more]

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