"The Secrets of Inchon: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War"

[Mike Yared <mikeyared@yahoo.com>]

The Secrets of Inchon: The Untold Story of the Most
Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War 
Michael A Ross. 
Armor. 
Nov/Dec 2002. Vol. 111, Iss. 6;  pg. 53

Abstract (Article Summary) 
Ross reviews "The Secrets of Inchon: The Untold Story
of the Most Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War"
by Eugene Franklin Clark.

The Secrets of Inchon: The Untold Story of the Most
Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War by Commander
Eugene Franklin Clark, U.S. Navy (Retired), G.P.
Putnam's Sons, New York, 2002, 325 pages, $26.95. 

This book, a remarkable narrative by a true hero of
the "Forgotten War," details an operation conducted by
the author, Commander Eugene Franklin Clark, prior to
the amphibious landing at Inchon. Working in concert
with two Korean officers, Clark spent 2 weeks, prior
to the decisive battle of the Korean War, conducting
invaluable amphibious reconnaissance and leading
untrained villagers in commando raids on local
communist forces. In a manuscript written for his
family and published after his death, Clark weaves a
readable tale that if presented as fiction would be
hardly believable, yet describes a mission as daring,
heroic, and strategically important as any in the
history of the first major armed conflict of the Cold
War. The author, a World War II mustang, describes his
mission in gripping detail, from planning and
preparation, to his team's extraction shortly before
the start of the invasion. While Clark is extreme in
his modesty and effacement, his unspoken bravery and
unwavering devotion to accomplishing his mission is
clear. As the days go by after his team's insertion,
Clark expertly enlists local villagers to aid in
accomplishing his mission. Retaliatory communist
incursions into the village grow in size and intensity
for the duration of his mission, ending only with the
arrival of the extraction force. From clandestine
reconnaissance, to organizing indigenous forces, to
wartime governance of occupied territory, Clark's work
could be read as a guerrilla warfare how-to manual. An
invaluable addition to every warrior's library, this
memoir should be a must read for anyone seeking
insight into unconventional warfare, and the ability
to overcome extreme adversity and personal hardship to
accomplish the mission. 
 


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