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Military History of South Korea - Wars Involving South Korea, Vietnam War, Joint Warfare in South Vietnam 1963-1969, 1968 in the Vietnam War (Paperback)
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Military History of South Korea - Wars Involving South Korea, Vietnam War, Joint Warfare in South Vietnam 1963-1969, 1968 in the Vietnam War (Paperback)
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free
trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select
from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wars
Involving South Korea, Vietnam War, Joint Warfare in South Vietnam
1963-1969, 1968 in the Vietnam War, History of the Republic of
Korea Navy, List of Border Incidents Involving North Korea, Second
Korean War, Hanahoe. Excerpt: The Republic of Korea Navy was
founded on November 11, 1945 as Marine Defense Group after Korea
was liberated from the Empire of Japan. The ROK Navy is the oldest
service within the ROK Armed Forces. In 2005, the South Korean navy
celebrated its 60th anniversary. Since the Korean War, the ROK Navy
concentrated its efforts to build naval forces against the North
Korean navy, which has littoral naval capabilities. As South
Korea's economy grew, the ROK Navy was able to build larger and
better equipped fleets to deter aggression, to protect national
maritime rights and to support the nation's foreign policies. The
ROK Navy aims to become a blue-water navy by 2020. 16th century
Korean turtle ship in a depiction dating to 1795 based on a
contemporary, late 18th century model.Korea has a long history of
naval activities. In the late 4th century during the Three Kingdoms
Period, Goguryeo defeated Baekjae by operating amphibious forces of
40,000 men. In the 9th century, Commissioner Chang Bo-go of the
Unified Silla established a maritime base called Cheonghaejin in an
island to foster trading with China and Japan; to cope with
pirates. In 1380, the naval forces of the Goryeo Dynasty defeated
500 vessels of invading Japanese pirates by deploying shipboard
guns, devised by Choi Moosun, which is claimed to be the first use
of shipboard guns in the naval history. In 1389 and 1419, the
Korean naval force invaded Tsushima Island to suppress the Japanese
pirate. In the early years of the Joseon Dynasty, the naval forces
once r... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14821179
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Books + Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Creators: |
Books Llc
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Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
60 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-156-13198-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-156-13198-7 |
Barcode: |
9781156131985 |
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