Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver: The Frozen Chosen

Cover: 9781472824882 | The Frozen Chosen | Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

In November 1950 The US 1st Marine Division was trapped in the Chosin Reservoir following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, the ensuing battle is considered by the United States Marine Corps to be 'the Corps' Finest Hour.' The soldiers who fought there would later become known as the 'Frozen Chosen'.

Published now in paperback, this incredible story is based on first hand interviews from surviving veterans, telling of heroism and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, as a handful of Marines fought desperately against wave after wave of Chinese forces. Sometimes forced into desperate hand to hand combat, the fighting retreat from Chosin marked one of the darkest moments for Western forces in Korea, but would go on to resonate with generations of Marines as a symbol of the Marine Corps' dogged determination, fighting skill, and never-say-die attitude on the battlefield.

Über den Autor

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years. He is a regular contributor to Flight Journal magazine. He has had a lifelong interest in the Korean War and this work is the product of 25 years of research. He is the author of Aces of the 78th Fighter Group, as well as Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15 and The Bridgebusters: The True Story of the Catch-22 Bomb Group. During his 30 years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he wrote the cult classic The Terror Within and worked as a supervising producer on a number of TV and cable series. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam.

Zusammenfassung

Based on previously unpublished first-hand material, this title provides a dramatic retelling of a famous episode of US military history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Prologue

Introduction
1. Brother's Keeper
2. Background to War in the Land of The Morning Calm
3. The Wages of Hubris
4. The Fatal Decision
5. First Contact
6. Where is the Enemy?
7. The Chinese Attack
8. Holding On
9. Breakout
10. "Retreat, Hell, We're Just Attacking in a New Direction!"
11. Evacuation
12. Aftermath

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472824882
ISBN-10:	1472824881
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mckelvey Cleaver, Thomas
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	130 x 197 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.10.2017
Gewicht:	0,348 kg

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