The frozen chosen : the 1st marine division at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir / Thomas McKelvey Cleaver.

Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey, author.

Imprint:New York, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2016.

Description296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:Includes index.

Note:Brother's keeper -- Background to war in the land of the morning calm -- The wages of hubris -- The fatal decision -- First contact -- Where is the enemy? -- The Chinese attack -- Holding on -- Breakout -- "Retreat, hell, we're just attacking in a new direction!" -- Evacuation -- Aftermath.

Note:Describes the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea by the First Marine Division from November to December 1950, following the intervention of China in the Korean War.

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