The Eighth Army last week was fighting about as hard as it was possible to fight without launching an all-out offensive which the U.N. generals had no intention of doing just yet. The Eighth was engaged in a series of local "limited offensives" which had three aims: 1) to push the Reds off strategic high ground; 2) to kill as many of them as possible; 3) to knock their big buildup off balance.
The Communists were obviously hurt. Their propaganda complained that Van Fleet's attacks were "openly inviting war" a pointless accusation, in view of the fact that it was...
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