Bullets, Beans, and Bandages at High-Tide: What the Marine Corps Can Learn from the Landing at Inchon, 1950

Abstract

Operation CHROMITE was a brazen move. The amphibious counter-stroke was brilliant in design, but how are such feats sustained? The North Koreans were unable to regain any initiative after the successful landing and breakout of Brigadier General Walker. However, the Marine Corps and its logistics capability passes untested in academic writing. The USMC logistics animal is capable, but when does it merge with Army? Why does it merge with Army? Does it need to or can the Marines keep their logistics power after securing the beach? This paper will dive deeply into the logistics supporting the landing at Inchon and draw conclusions for the future of Marine logistics.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176500

Entities

People

  • Jason M. Garza

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Engineering
  • Far East
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Instructions
  • Korean War
  • Landing Forces
  • Logistics
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • South Korea
  • Supply Depots
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies