A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War / Stanley Weintraub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weintraub, Stanley, 1929-2019, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Survival--Korea (North)--History--20th century.

Survival.

Soldiers--United States--History--20th century.

Soldiers.

Marines--United States--History--20th century.

Marines.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns--Korea (North)--Changjin Reservoir.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Escapes--Korea (North)--History--20th century.

Escapes.

Courage--Korea (North)--History--20th century.

Courage.

Christmas--Korea (North)--History--20th century.

Christmas.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Regimental histories--United States.

United States. Army. Corps, 10th--History--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

2014.

Boston, Massachusetts : Da Capo Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>An anecdote-rich narrative of the 1950 holiday season during the Korean War, when, just after Thanksgiving, tens of thousands of US troops were surrounded in the Chosin reservoir area by hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops and began a terrible and difficult retreat, which finally ended on Christmas Day.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 - A Turkey for Thanksgiving; 2 - Upbeat Thanksgiving; 3 - The Pincers Parlay; 4 - Mission Impossible: The Offensive Short-Circuits; 5 - An ""Entirely New War""; 6 - Beginning the Breakout; 7 - Hagaru to Koto-ri; 8 - A Bridge Apart; 9 - Downhill All the Way; 10 - Christmas Eve; Epilogue; Sources; Acknowledgments; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780306822339

0306822334