Afterwards,
It also proves that
His prediction was correct.
This also gave him the confidence to disobey MacArthur's orders this time!
so,
Smith decided,
Continue with your original plan.
The injured were transferred through Hagaru-ri Airport.
Then all the troops turned around and retreated from Xingnan Port!
In fact, this decision
In retrospect, it was indeed proved to be correct.
Colonel Smith did have good luck in history.
After returning to the United States, Smith
He was not held responsible for the defeat by the then US President Truman.
on the contrary,
The president put a lot of effort into it.
He was portrayed as a great hero who saved the lives of a large number of American soldiers!
It has been highly praised by the American people.
Became a highly respected military commander!
It was even called the entire Battle of Changjiang Lake,
The best performing general in the US Army!
Not only that,
later,
Thomas Ricks, a famous American military historian,
He has won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
He also publicly stated that
Major General Smith is the best division commander in the history of the US military!
The elegance and grace he displayed was simply mesmerizing!
Especially Admiral Smith was in such a critical situation at that time,
What is shown,
The courage to resist the wrong decisions of superior commanders,
It's really admirable!
Not everyone has this kind of courage!
Therefore, he believes that he can be regarded as a role model for all American officers!
Smith's disobedience to orders,
There are also acts of unauthorized retreat,
It has also been reinterpreted!
Ironically,
The reinterpreted statement was still the same one Smith gave to MacArthur at the time.
"We are not retreating, but changing the direction to launch an attack!"
I'm afraid even Smith himself finds it ridiculous!
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