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Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War
enlarge	Author: Eric Hammel Publisher: Zenith Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$22.99~~ Buy New: $12.32 as of 8/1/2010 01:05 PDT details You Save: $10.67 (46%) New (13) Used (14) from $6.35 Seller: Grand Teton Books Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 87516 Media: Paperback Edition: 1st Pages: 480 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.5 ISBN: 0760331545 Dewey Decimal Number: 951.904242 EAN: 9780760331545 ASIN: 0760331545 Publication Date: December 15, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days



Editorial Reviews: Product Description It was 1950, a brutally cold November in North Korea, and the war seemed all but over. And then a force of nearly 70,000 Chinese "volunteers" crossed the Yalu River, encircling the 30,000 United Nations troops at the Chosin Reservoir. The epic story of what followed--one of the iconic battles in Marine history--is told for the first time in gut-level detail in this book. From the point of view of the men in the foxholes and tanks, outposts and command posts, Chosin offers a harrowing, firsthand account of the 1st Marine Divisions breakout battle against overwhelming Chinese forces in the bitter North Korean winter. Seasoned military historian Eric Hammel describes the errors and miscalculations by American higher-ups that left the division strung out at the end of a narrow road scores of miles from the sea. Then he plunges into the action: the massing of Chinese forces; the punishing climate and terrain; the high-level over-confidence that crippled the American command; and the onset of the overpowering Chinese assault. His account provides a wealth of tactical and human detail and small unit action: from an intelligence officers efforts to make sense of conflicting reports, to engineers improvising a bridge from logs and snow, from Marines marching to POW camps, to a battle-weary messengers discovery of headquarter staff safely ensconced behind friendly lines, settling down in formal dress to a full-course dinner. The result is the most complete book ever written on this heroic battle, a masterful narrative from the perspective of those who fought. Previously published under the same title by Vanguard Press, 1981, ISBN - 081490856X; and by Presidio Press, 1990, ISBN - 089141782. Book Description The story of one of the iconic battles of military history is told for the first time in gut-level detail in this book. From the point of view of the men in the foxholes and tanks, outposts and command posts, Chosin offers a harrowing, firsthand account of the 1st Marine Division’s breakout battle against overwhelming Chinese forces in the bitter North Korean winter of 1950. Eric Hammel describes the errors and miscalculations by American higher-ups as well as the heroic efforts of those on the ground, from intelligence officers to engineers and war-weary POWs. The result is the most complete book ever written on this epic battle.

Customer Reviews: MARINES IN KOREA UP CLOSE February 13, 2010 James L. Woolridge (Sunny Florida) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Noted history writer Eric Hammel has done it again; add CHOSIN to his list of great histories. This one lets us look closely and even into the personal level of Marines fighting in Korea and specifically the Chosin Resevoir retreat, with its mass human wave attacks. History lovers will be very happy with this book and Marines and followers of the First Marine Division will fine it a MUST. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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