{"product_id":"skirmish-red-white-and-blue-9781681621289","title":"Skirmish Red, White and Blue","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMuch \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eabout \u003c\/span\u003ethe Korean War \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003estill \u003c\/span\u003eis hidden \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003emuch will long remain hidden. Nevertheless, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ean attempt was \u003c\/span\u003emade by the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eauthor \u003c\/span\u003eto \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003egive \u003c\/span\u003ea historical \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eaccount of \u003c\/span\u003ethe 7th \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCavalry \u003c\/span\u003eRegiment's \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eactivities \u003c\/span\u003eduring Occupation Duty in Japan \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eafter \u003c\/span\u003eWorld War II \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand combat actions within \u003c\/span\u003ethe Korean War. This \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewas \u003c\/span\u003eaccomplished \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003eexploring all \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eknown \u003c\/span\u003eofficial existing \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003erecords in the National \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMilitary \u003c\/span\u003eArchives, which \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ehave been quoted freely \u003c\/span\u003eand very often verbatim \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003egive a \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003etruthful \u003c\/span\u003eview of events as they existed at \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethat particular time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThroughout the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eyears, \u003c\/span\u003ethe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal \u003c\/span\u003erecords \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003ethe 7th \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCavalry \u003c\/span\u003eRegiment have \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003esuffered \u003c\/span\u003efrom many disasters. On March \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e30, \u003c\/span\u003e1952, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ea fire \u003c\/span\u003edestroyed the regimental headquarters in Japan, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand everything was \u003c\/span\u003eburned \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eexcept \u003c\/span\u003ethe regimental colors. \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo \u003c\/span\u003efurther complicate \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe matter, but to \u003c\/span\u003ecomply \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003eorders, \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emany \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003evaluable \u003c\/span\u003erecords \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewere \u003c\/span\u003edestroyed to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eaccomplish what \u003c\/span\u003ethey thought \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\"cleaning \u003c\/span\u003eout \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003euseless files.\" What this \u003c\/span\u003eactually caused or created \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ewas the \u003c\/span\u003eexistence of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eincomplete \u003c\/span\u003eand often inaccurate \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003erecords.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePerhaps this book \u003c\/span\u003ewill \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ehave \u003c\/span\u003ean eye-opening effect for \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe reader \u003c\/span\u003eand will stir memories \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand answer \u003c\/span\u003equestions that \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003estill \u003c\/span\u003eprevail or persist. For those \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewho were \u003c\/span\u003ethere, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003esurvived \u003c\/span\u003ethe many \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003estruggles and \u003c\/span\u003ehardships, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003eturned the tide \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003edefeat \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003evictory, \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eI \u003c\/span\u003esalute all \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003eyou. \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eI \u003c\/span\u003eapologize and ask forgiveness for any errors or omissions \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethat \u003c\/span\u003eannoy all of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethose who dare to \u003c\/span\u003eanalyze \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003econfusion, \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003echaos \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003ebattle, to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ea smartly \u003c\/span\u003ephrased \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003estory.\u003cem\u003e —from the Preface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward C. 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