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...enemy's beachhead resistance was negligible. Within the first four days of their assault, the marines stormed Wolmi, swept through Inchon and seized Seoul's Kimpo airfield. Advancing rapidly, they entered the capital's suburbs, prepared to cross the Han River and get astride the communications to the south and the rear of the enemy's army around the Pusan perimeter. This week the enemy rallied; on the edge of their advance the marines came up against stiffer resistance...
Across the Naktong. In the U.N. beachhead around Pusan, General Walton Walker's Eighth Army (four U.S. divisions, five South Korean divisions and a British brigade) went over to a general offensive. The aim was to break the enemy ring and link up with the U.N. forces fighting their way east from Inchon. Initial advances along the 120-mile perimeter were spotty. Nevertheless, at week's end Walker's men had established bridgeheads on the west bank of the Naktong...
...Landing Ship-Dock) carries smaller craft within easy reach of beachhead, unloads them by flooding its welldeck, floating them out its stern gates. A versatile ocean-going ferry, the LSD can also be used as a mobile drydock. Length: 457 feet...
Interdiction Fire. The "roof" of the Allied beachhead-the line from the northwest corner to the east coast-had not caved in, but it was sagging. The loss of territory (see map) was disturbing enough; more so was the threat to Kyongju, communications hub of the northeast corner. The enemy got to within four miles of Kyongju. The Reds seized nearly the whole of the Yongchon-Pohang road and brought the Yongchon-Kyongju road under interdiction fire. Since General Walker had no reserves and could spare no front-line troops from any other sector, he was forced to pull...
...With Both Fists." At week's end, enemy pressure on the Allied beachhead had slacked off. It was no longer fashionable, however, for U.S. commanders and correspondents to surmise that the Communists were running out of horsepower. U.S. intelligence reported two new North Korean tank brigades, ready for action but not yet committed, and equipped with 84 brand-new Russian T-34s. U.S. carrier-plane pilots, raiding behind the 38th parallel, reported damaging 35 tanks at Pyongyang-which seemed to indicate that enemy tank replacements were not drying up. Said General Walker: "I don't believe...