Breakout: the Chosin reservoir campaign: Korea 1950 (Paperback, reissue ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	May 2000
Authors:	Martin Russ
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	464
Edition:	reissue ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-029259-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
LSN:	0-14-029259-4
Barcode:	9780140292596

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