Holding the Line: The Naval Air Campaign In Korea

Early on the morning of Sunday, June 25, 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, rapidly overrunning much of South Korea in the weeks that followed. With the South Korean army on the brink of chaos and piecemeal U.S. reinforcements completely overwhelmed, it was only U.S. airpower, particularly naval airpower, which would slow the tide of invading troops, providing vital breathing space for the hastily regrouping UN forces within the Pusan Perimeter.

Holding the Line tells the full story of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' war in Korea from the first day to the last, not only chronicling the front-line action, but also describing the technical development of the aircraft and shipboard operations, and how these all affected the broader strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula.