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Word: chungju (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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...spite of continued B-29 bombing north of the 38th parallel and effective raids on the Han River crossings, the enemy seemed to be keeping his supply lines in fair order. And MacArthur's communiques constantly mentioned the grave danger of envelopment by Communists from the Wonju-Chungju area, of southward thrusts from Communist beachheads at Utchin and other points on the east coast. To exorcise these specters it would be necessary to string across the peninsula four to six Allied divisions-which last week would be a long time coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF KOREA: Down the Peninsula | 7/17/1950 | See Source »

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