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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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
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Lee Ballenger served in the 1st Marine Division's Reconnaissance Company and 1st Tank Battalion during the Korean War. His previous book is The Outpost War: U.S. Marines in Korea, Vol. 1: 1952 (Brassey's, Inc., 2000). He is a retired police officer living in southern California.
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This review is from: The Final Crucible: U.S. Marines in Korea, Vol. 2: 1953 (Potomac's History of War Series) (Paperback)
As a drafted Marine, who spent a year of combat in Korea (the final year of the war), I must commend Lee Ballinger on telling the real story of the "Korean Stalemate". I reviewed his first volume "The Outpost War", so I won't add to my review here (go read that one).I will say however that the Marine Corps does seem a bit embarrassed that inducted (drafted) Marines played such a vital role in the final outpost battles of the Korean War. I sometimes think Marine Command would like to downplay that segment of Marine Corps history, but I may be overstating it. I know of at least one Marine draftee who received the Medal of Honor during the "Outpost War" so I guess we weren't all bad.
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