Cold, Hard Truths: Leadership Lessons From Korea, 1950

Abstract

The severe winter conditions of 1950-51 on the Korean Peninsula shocked X Corps as it contended with the intervention of Chinese Communist Forces. Major General Oliver. P. Smith of the 1st Marine Division and his subordinate commanders demonstrated that the cold weather environment required deliberate and meticulous decision making, an appreciation of the special logistical challenges, and a command presence characterized by leadership from the front shown by Marines and Soldiers throughout X Corps. Military professionals today should absorb these cold weather leadership lessons in concert with related and equally important considerations such as the enemy, terrain, civilians, and information environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177416

Entities

People

  • Robert A Wells

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Cold Weather Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Korean War
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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