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Final Crucible (Paperback) Loot Price: R460
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Final Crucible (Paperback): Lee Ballenger

Final Crucible (Paperback)

Lee Ballenger

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-- Details how the Marines valiantly battled numerically superior Chinese forces and held the front

-- Combines original historical research with oral accounts from the Marines who served

-- Contains rare photos and original maps

The Final Crucible details the 1st Marine Division's harrowing close-quarters battles during the final seven months of the Korean War, January to July 1953. The terrible five-day Battle of the Nevada Cities in March and the Marines' bloody stand at Boulder City on the last day of the shooting war are just two of the engagements detailed here. This volume follows The Outpost War: U.S. Marines in Korea, Vol. 1: 1952.

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Imprint: Brassey's US
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 2002
Authors: Lee Ballenger
Dimensions: 216 x 146 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-1-57488-472-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-57488-472-7
Barcode: 9781574884722

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