No Gun Ri A Military History of the Korean War Incident

This analysis of the early days of the Korean War brings into focus one particular unit, the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment. Under enemy attack the first week the battalion arrived in Korea, the soldiers found themselves on July 26, 1950, after a night of confused retreat, at the village of No Gun Ri. Now, 50 years later, the battalion has been accused of having perpetrated a massacre of war crime proportions against South Korean civilians in the 1950 combat action. Bateman demonstrates how reporters from the AP and others fell victim to their own enthusiasm for their hypotheses about a xenophobic and brutal American army or their near total lack of knowledge about military affairs and military history. Maps and photos.