US ARMY IN ACTION SERIES
Combat Support in Korea by John G. Westover, Center of Military History,
Washington, D.C. 1987
Every three pages of this book contains a separate wargame scenario. The
book is a collection of oral histories from the Korean War. They interviewed
privates to colonels and asked them about the important aspects of their service
during the Korean War. These were members of combat support units, so no
infantry, armor or artillery. Most of the units are bridging units, but many
other unit types discussed too.
Signal Corps units on the top of hills get surrounded by North Koreans.
Medical units are forced to defend against attacks on the hospitals by scores of
Communist troops. Mobile laundry units wash thousands of pairs of socks every
day to prevent trench foot. Graves registration units process soldiers remains
in a dignified manner. One ordinance maintenance units struggled valiantly to
retrieve almost a company of M-45 and M-26 tanks, only to have them destroyed by
the US Air Force when they could not otherwise prevent the North Koreans from
capturing them.
While the focus in on US Army units some were attacked to or worked with
various allied units and US Marines. Allies mentioned included ROK Army and
Marines, Thailand, Philippines, Turkey and UK forces. This is a great book for
anyone interested in wargaming the Korean War or interested in understanding why
the long logistical train is so important to modern warfare.
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