VII Advance to Kosong 119 Heavy NKPA Resistance--Assault on Hill 255--Confusion at Tosan Junction--Brigade Artillery in Support--Encounter with Japanese Maps--Ambush at Taedabok Pass--The Seizure of Kosong VIII Fight on Two Fronts 139 The Kosong Turkey Shoot--The Changchon Ambush--Marines Ordered to New Sector--Attack of 3/5 to the Rear--Enemy Dawn Attack at Changchon--Breaking Off Action IX Battle of the Naktong 173 Task Force Hill Organized--Planning the Next Operation-- Reconnaissance of Terrain--Air and Artillery Preparation --Company D on Objective--Attack of Company E X Obong-ni Ridge 189 Company B to the Attack--Advance of Company A--Defeat of Enemy Tanks--End of the First Day--Enemy Counterattack on Ridge--Obong-ni Ridge Secured--Supporting Arms Clear the Bulge XI Second Naktong 207 The Famous Bean Patch--Planning for Inchon Landing-- Return to the Naktong Bulge--All-Out NKPA Offensive--The Marines Jump Off--Progress of Brigade Attack--Assault on Hill 117 XII Mission Completed 227 Collapse of the 9th NKPA Division--Attacks of 5 September--Two Marine Tanks Killed--The Brigade’s Final Action--Brigade Embarkation at Pusan--Results of Brigade Operations--Summaries and Conclusions _Appendixes_ A Glossary of Military Terms 245 B Command and Staff List 247 C Citations and Commendations 253 Bibliography 257 Index 261 Illustrations _Photographs_ Sixteen-page sections of photographs follow pages 70 and 156. _Maps and Sketches_ _Page_ The Strategic Triangle 2 The Far East 5 Korea 11 NKPA Order of Battle 35 NKPA Invasion, 15 July 1950 44 Japan and Korea 61 Eighth Army, Situation of Late July 69