23 columns on battles of the Korean War, analysed around their decision points. Each pairs with the tactical decision game of the same battle: decide in the commander's place first, then review against the real call and doctrine. Sources are official histories and unit records.
- Battle of the Imjin River (1951): why the Glosters could not get off Gloster Hill
The Glosters at the Battle of the Imjin River, 22–25 April 1951, in the Korean War. We trace how the battalion was cut off on Hill 235, now Gloster Hill, through the real ground and the order of decisions, and weigh competing hypotheses on why it was not pulled out on the 24th.
- Battle of Sniper Ridge in depth: why the crest retaken by day did not last the night · 1952 Sniper Ridge
Sniper Ridge, 1952, through sunset times, moon phase and rainfall, the order in which battalions went up, and the hours; seventeen scenario decision points set against FM 3-90 and the sources.
- Battle of Sniper Ridge (1952): getting through the first night on a ridge just taken · 1952 Sniper Ridge
Sniper Ridge, October–November 1952. Why the ROK 2nd Division kept losing by night the Hill A it retook by day: the layout of its positions, the tunnels, and enemy guns that would not fall silent.
- Battle of Hwaryeongjang in depth: how intelligence turned into two ambushes · 1950 Hwaryeongjang
How the ROK 17th Regiment surprised two NK 15th Division regiments in turn, July 1950, through coordinates, weather and moon data, against FM 3-90.
- Battle of Chuncheon in depth: how an outgunned regiment broke a corps timetable · 1950 Chuncheon–Hongcheon
The ROK 7th Regiment's defence of Chuncheon, 25–30 June 1950, through terrain, weather, organisation and a timeline; ten decisions against FM 3-90.
- Battle of White Horse Hill in depth: what held a crest that changed hands seven times in ten days? · 1952 White Horse Hill
White Horse Hill, 6–15 October 1952, through terrain, weather, organisation and a timeline; ten decision points against FM 100-5 (1941).
- Battle of Yeongcheon in depth: how regiments arriving one at a time surrounded a division · 1950 Yeongcheon
Yeongcheon, 5–12 September 1950: a breakthrough in the rain, a town that changed hands twice, enemy guns out of ammunition, encirclement from three sides.
- Battle of Yongmunsan in depth: how a lone outpost became the springboard for a counterattack · 1951 Yongmunsan
Yongmunsan, May 1951, by coordinates, elevation, weather, organisation and hour; ten decisions against FM 3-90 and Korean, US and Chinese records.
- Battle of Hyeon-ri in depth: who held the only way out first? · 1951 Hyeon-ri
How ROK III Corps lost its equipment at Omachi Pass, May 1951, through elevation, weather, moon and a timeline; ten decisions against FM 3-90 and FM 100-5.
- Battle of Tabu-dong in depth: how a regiment that stopped held the valley · 1950 Tabu-dong (The Bowling Alley)
The US 27th Infantry in the Bowling Alley and the ROK 1st Division on the ridges, August 1950, by company and hour; ten decision points against FM 3-90.
- Battle of Kapyong in depth: how the battalion on Hill 677 lasted a night cut off · 1951 Kapyong
Kapyong, 23–25 April 1951, through elevation, moonlight, weather, company organisation and the hours; nine decision points against FM 3-90 (2023).
- Battle of Chipyong-ni in depth: when, and where, to commit the reserve · 1951 Chipyong-ni
The 23rd RCT's encircled defence at Chipyong-ni, company by company and hour by hour; ten decision points against FM 3-90 on perimeter defence.
- Chosin Reservoir in depth: how a 240-man company held Toktong Pass for five days and six nights · 1950 Chosin: Toktong Pass
Fox Company at Toktong Pass, November–December 1950, through terrain, reanalysis weather, moon phase and a timeline; phases p1–p8 against FM 3-90.
- Battle of Chosin Reservoir (1950): how Fox Company held Toktong Pass for five days and six nights · 1950 Chosin: Toktong Pass
From 27 November to 2 December 1950 Fox Company, 2/7 Marines, held Toktong Pass alone on the Yudam-ni–Hagaru road. The decision to stand, and the airdrops that made it possible.
- Battle of Kapyong (1951): how Hill 677 held after the far side of the valley emptied · 1951 Kapyong
April 1951: the 27th Commonwealth Brigade stopped a Chinese division at Kapyong. The Australian withdrawal, Canadians cut off on Hill 677, air resupply.
- Battle of Chipyong-ni (1951): three days in a tight ring · 1951 Chipyong-ni
The Battle of Chipyong-ni, 13–15 February 1951: the US 23rd RCT and the French battalion, surrounded by Chinese forces, held a tight perimeter.
- Battle of Yongmunsan (1951): the lone outpost that took the offensive's weight · 1951 Yongmunsan
May 1951: the ROK 6th Division's 2nd Regiment held its outpost south of Cheongpyeong Lake against the Chinese 63rd Army, and the division counterattacked.
- Battle of Hyeon-ri (1951): a corps on a single road · 1951 Hyeon-ri
May 1951: Chinese forces blocked Omachi Pass and the ROK III Corps, tied to one road, lost most of its equipment. Lessons on rear security and withdrawal.
- Battle of Yeongcheon (1950): retaking a broken corridor by shifting regiments · 1950 Yeongcheon
September 1950: the NK 15th Division broke through to Yeongcheon and was encircled by two regiments rushed in and the rebuilt ROK 8th Division.
- Battle of Hwaryeongjang (1950): two ambushes built on intelligence · 1950 Hwaryeongjang
July 1950 near Sangju: a resident's tip, a captured messenger and seized documents let the ROK 17th Regiment ambush the NK 15th Division twice.
- Battle of Tabu-dong (1950): the allied defence of the Bowling Alley · 1950 Tabu-dong (The Bowling Alley)
August 1950 north of Taegu: the US 27th Infantry on the valley floor and the ROK 1st Division on the ridges stopped the NK 13th Division.
- Battle of Chuncheon–Hongcheon (1950): three days bought with a river and guns · 1950 Chuncheon–Hongcheon
25–30 June 1950: the ROK 6th Division delayed NK II Corps at Chuncheon and Hongcheon with the Soyang River, planned fires and a covered withdrawal.
- Battle of White Horse Hill (1952): ten days of counterattack and relief · 1952 White Horse Hill
October 1952 near Cheorwon: the ROK 9th Division and the Chinese 38th Army fought ten days for Hill 395. Reserves kept back, quick counterattacks, relief.