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The Farthest Valley: Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir: Used
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Publication Date
- 2024-10-22
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN
- 9781472859792
Informazioni su questo prodotto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472859790
ISBN-13
9781472859792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3064618763
Product Key Features
Book Title
Farthest Valley : Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Military / Korean War, Asia / General, Military / United States
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Joseph Wheelan delivers a riveting telling of the heroic fighting withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosen Reservoir under what were arguably the most challenging combat conditions imaginable... A must-read for Marine enthusiasts and lovers of history., "Joseph Wheelan delivers a riveting telling of the heroic fighting withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosen Reservoir under what were arguably the most challenging combat conditions imaginable... A must-read for Marine enthusiasts and lovers of history." -- Major General Jason Q. Bohm, USMC (Former Commanding Officer, 5th Marine Regiment).
Dewey Decimal
951.904242
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations List of Maps Acronyms Prologue Part I: Prelude to Chosin Chapter 1: West of Chosin Reservoir Part II: The March Upcountry Chapter 2: The Chinese Menace Chapter 3: The March North Chapter 4: Arctic Cold Arrives Chapter 5: The Chinese Prepare to Attack Part III: The Trap Closes Chapter 6: A Night to Remember Chapter 7: The Longest Night Chapter 8: Fox Hill Chapter 9: East of Chosin Reservoir Chapter 10: Out on a Limb Chapter 11: Fox Hill Surrounded Chapter 12: Hagaru-ri Chapter 13: Surrounded, Losing Hope Chapter 14: Hellfire Valley Chapter 15: The Airfield Chapter 16: The Chinese Destroy a Regiment Chapter 17: Yudam-ni and Fox Hill Chapter 18: The Relief of Fox Company Chapter 19: Entering Hagaru-ri Part IV: The March to the Sea Chapter 20: Readying the Breakout Chapter 21: Hagaru-ri to Koto-ri Chapter 22: Koto-ri Chapter 23: The Bridge Chapter 24: The Last Furlong Epilogue Acknowledgements Endnotes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Outside the hamlet of Yudam-ni near the Chosin Reservoir, American Marines shivered in their icy foxholes under frost-covered parka hoods, trigger fingers aching, their feet lumps of ice. The night of November 27, 1950 was moonless and bitterly cold. Then, bugles, whistles, and duck calls shattered the silence. Screaming enemy soldiers seemed to appear everywhere at once. On a nearby hill, a Marine observed, "It was like the snow came to life..." Vastly outnumbered, defeat and death seemed guaranteed. The Marines' improbable escape required all their fighting skills. It has become the stuff of legend and is brought to life in this book by Joseph Wheelan - himself the son of a Chosin veteran - through a searing collection of first-hand accounts. The Farthest Valley also uses Chinese military source material to give a unique perspective on Chinese commanders' strategic and tactical failings which allowed the Marines to escape and caused the needless deaths of thousands of Chinese foot soldiers., A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources. Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the fading light. Suddenly, the still Korean night roared to life with the sound of Chinese mortar fire. The Fifth and Seventh Marine Regiments were besieged and surrounded by the Chinese 9th Army Group in a surprise attack at Chosin Reservoir in what is now North Korea. Vastly outnumbered and outgunned, defeat and death seemed guaranteed. Their improbable escape after a week of brutal combat required all the Marines' fighting skills and supreme combat leadership. It has become the stuff of legend and is brilliantly brought to life in this book through first-hand accounts by Joseph Wheelan, himself the son of a Chosin veteran. However, The Farthest Valley also uses Chinese military documents to give a unique perspective on Chinese strategic and tactical failings which allowed the Marines to escape. Without the Marines the entire United Nations core strength was at risk of collapse which would have changed the outcome of the Korean War. This is a compelling history of the Marines' incredible tenacity and of woeful combat leadership as the Chinese gambled away their men's lives and ultimately victory., A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources.
LC Classification Number
DS918.2.C4W4 2024
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