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Hammes adds significantly to our understanding of the life-and-death struggle around Pusan to hold off the North Korean army until MacArthur could launch his amphibious invasion at Inchon. . . . Shows how the tenacity of this Marine brigade allowed them to emerge victorious against considerable odds. --Kenneth Hamburger, author of Leadership in the Crucible: The Korean War Battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni Applying original research and rich personal experience in the Marine Corps, Colonel Hammes shows how Corps values and focused training counted more than combat experience and unit cohesion. --Allan R. Millett, author of The Korean War, 1950-1951: They Came from the North Hammes shows that, thanks to the critical decisions of the prewar Marine Corps leadership to reconstruct the legendary Marine Corps Air/Ground Team and experiment with its combat formations, and its constant emphasis on cultural attributes of the Corps, the 1st Provisional Brigade overcame nearly all material and personnel shortfalls that it faced. . . . An excellent book and a must-read for all students of Korean War history. --Marine Corps Gazette An important case study of institutional adaptation. --Military Review �Hammes adds significantly to our understanding of the life-and-death struggle around Pusan to hold off the North Korean army until MacArthur could launch his amphibious invasion at Inchon. . . . Shows how the tenacity of this Marine brigade allowed them to emerge victorious against considerable odds.�--Kenneth Hamburger, author of Leadership in the Crucible: The Korean War Battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni�Applying original research and rich personal experience in the Marine Corps, Colonel Hammes shows how Corps values and focused training counted more than combat experience and unit cohesion.�--Allan R. Millett, author of The Korean War, 1950-1951: They Came from the North �Hammes shows that, thanks to the critical decisions of the prewar Marine Corps leadership to reconstruct the legendary Marine Corps Air/Ground Team and experiment with its combat formations, and its constant emphasis on cultural attributes of the Corps, the 1st Provisional Brigade overcame nearly all material and personnel shortfalls that it faced. . . . An excellent book and a must-read for all students of Korean War history.�--Marine Corps Gazette�An important case study of institutional adaptation.�--Military Review

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