US Seventh Fleet, Korea 195053: The first Cold War naval campaign
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
US Seventh Fleet, Korea 195053: The first Cold War naval campaign
By (Author) Corbin Williamson
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
2nd December 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Military vehicles and transport of air, land and sea
Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Physical Properties
Paperback
80
Width 184mm, Height 248mm
Description
Naval dominance was crucial to the defence of South Korea, and this illustrated study explains how the US Navy brought its war-winning fleet to bear in a complex campaign.
Fought just five years after the US Navys carrier-led forces swept into Tokyo Bay, the naval campaign in Korea was a very different war, and one that set the trend for naval warfare for the rest of the century.
In this book, Dr Corbin Williamson, a specialist on the US Navy of the period, explains how a fleet built to fight an uncompromising total war rapidly adapted to a successful Cold War multinational intervention. Seventh Fleets role included blockading enemy ports, escorting convoys, close air support, interdiction, naval gunfire support, and amphibious invasions and evacuations. With few exceptions, Seventh Fleets command of the sea around Korea was unchallenged, allowing the fleet to focus its efforts on supporting the ground war.
The Korean War was also part of a period of intense technological change, and it saw the combat debut of naval jet aircraft and helicopters. Packed with battle diagrams, photographs and meticulously researched battlescenes, this book examines the ships and technology, command and organization, logistics, intelligence, and combat performance of the fleet. It is a rounded portrait of how Seventh Fleet proved the flexibility and importance of sea power in an unexpected theater.
Author Bio
Dr Corbin Williamson is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the Air War College where he teaches courses on strategy, World War II, and the Korean War. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Ohio State University and has previously worked in the Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His first book, The U.S. Navy and its Cold War Alliances, 19501953 was published in 2020.
Paul Wright is a renowned naval illustrator and member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.
