Bøger af Dennis Kennelly

It's three days before the invasion. North Korean divisions have been discovered moving close to the border by clandestine listening posts set up by Eighth Army's head of intelligence, Colonel Nelson.A continuation in the series of The Post, and Fighting Behind the Lines, America Attacks opens on day eight of the North Korean invasion. Colonel Nelson's original Post men have just succeeded in destroying key bridges south of the recently captured South Korean capital of Seoul, thus delaying the North Korean southward advance by days. Nelson's men are now headed to Osan to join forces with the first American Army brigade sent to slow the enemy's rapid advance. An American Aircraft Carrier has just arrived and launched the first strike against North Korean bases. The 24th Infantry Division is landing at the port city of Pusan. An Airborne Battalion is ready to jump. The might of America's war machine is coming to bear in this hard-fought, gritty battle that unfolds. Colonel Nelson's men are right at the forefront of this non-stop action story.

A continuation of the series from The Post, North Korean forces have swept the defending South Korean troops down to the very outskirts of Seoul. This is day three of the invasion and America has still not committed to a response to this aggression. After delaying the enemy's advance for two days, Colonel Nelson's secret team at the Post has abandonded it and gone into gurrilla mode. The other three clandestine listening Posts have been overrun with no contact since the invasion. Something has to be done to slow this advance or all of South Korea will be conquered with-in days. Pockets of hope emerge. Eighth Army's commander, General Walker, breaks rules and expands his General Staff. Colonel Nelson forms his A-Team staff and directs his men in the field with audacious and multiple plans that delay the enemy. Action ensues immediately on the water, in the air, in the dirt and mud. America finally decides to defend Korea against this aggression. Its non-stop action.

It's three days before the invasion. North Korean divisions have been discovered moving close to the border by clandestine listening posts set up by Eighth Army's head of intelligence, Colonel Nelson.Anticipating Soviet aggression and a move to take over the entire country, these were established a year ago utilizing Ultra secret CIA equipment. Nelson wanted an early warning system and barring that, something that might slow down the invasion. The Post is the only fortified spy installation, built along the anticipated main line of attack at the entrance to Uijongbu Corridor, forty miles north of Seoul.General McArthur and America's politicians ignore Nelson's repeated warnings of an invasion. Roving North Korean agents are disrupting supply routes and gathering intelligence. At the last minute, help arrives to bolster the defense of the Post and support the secondary mission of delaying the advance. Action begins immediately and continues almost nonstop through the next six days as Colonel Nelson and his men try to forestall the collapse of South Korea. This is their story.