Battle of Inchon, Inchon secured, 1950, Tuesday noon

Battle of Inchon is “Inchon secured” in 1950, and the figure kept with that entry is 09. Do not add this figure to the sum of another war. Keep only the scale on that page. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. UN/ROK dead in the hundreds for Inchon-Seoul in usual published bands; KPA much higher in dead and captured. Seoul civilians add a third column -- 1950's capital had already been a battlefield in June. At the reading room, open Battle of Inchon so the notebook shows 1950 first, 09 next, and “Inchon secured” beside them.

This week, in the reading room, open only that campaign or weapon page, and write on one side of the notebook only the name, the year, and the scale. Before you close the book, look once at the notebook to see you did not read the thickness of an arrow as a moral score. The order is Battle of Inchon, 1950, 09, then “Inchon secured”. When one entry is done, look again only at 1950 for Battle of Inchon and leave 09 on the notebook.

Do not build a scoreboard of countries, and do not write which side was stronger as a rank. Check that the entry in the notebook is one campaign or one weapon, and do not attach a country’s total to that line. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. Match Inchon secured with 09 at the reading room before you close 1950 for Battle of Inchon. Battle of Inchon is “Inchon secured” in 1950, and the figure kept with that entry is 09.