Military History of South Korea - Wars Involving South Korea, Vietnam War, Joint Warfare in South Vietnam 1963-1969, 1968 in the Vietnam War (Paperback)

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