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Breakout - The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950

By: Chartwell Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Last Stocked on 12/5/2019

Product Info

Title
Breakout - The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
Publisher
Category
Author
Martin Russ
Publish Year
1999
Pages
452
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x1.15"
NKG Part #
2147474264
Type
Softcover

Description

On General Douglas MacArthur's orders, a force of 12,000 U.S. Marines were marching north to the Yalu river in late November 1950. These three regiments of the 1st Marine Division--strung out along eighty miles of a narrow mountain road--soon found themselves completely surrounded by 60,000 Chinese soldiers. Despite being given up for lost by the military brass, the 1st Marine Division fought its way out of the frozen mountains, miraculously taking thier dead and wounded with them as they ran the gauntlet of unceasing Chinese attacks. This is the gripping story that Martin Russ tells in his extraordinary book. Breakout is an unforgettable portrayal of the terror and courage of men as they face sudden death, making the bloody battles of the Korean hills and valleys come alive as they never have before.