Honor Clean [Paperback]

Bill Barry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 2002

For decades, Harry Truman's police action in Korea was called The Forgotten War. Suddenly it was remembered with Pulitzer-winning revelations of atrocities (murder) allegedly committed by American GIs at NoGun-ri, the Naktong River, and elsewhere. That was the newspaper version.Honor Clean tells a far different story. It is fiction, based on fact and the experience of Marines who fought from the Pusan Perimeter to the Chosin Reservoir and on into the savage months thereafter--which led to 2 years of trench warfare. About sixty thousand American troops were killed during the war (1950-1953), two hundred thousand were maimed, some twelve thousand were reported missing in action-and they still are. The book focuses on daily life and death during the most crucial and brutal days of the war. The characters tell the story, as they were then, how they are now. Two of them finally confront the accusations of murder and tell the tale which the newspapers did not. Of war, it is said: See one, you see them all. This is what it is, and what it does to kids on the battlefield.

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About the Author

Bill Barry is a veteran award-winning journalist. He is the author of Ultimate Encounter. Born and raised in New York, Barry graduated from the University of Vermont, and lives in Florida. At age 19, he was a platoon sergeant serving with the 1st Marine Division during the Korean War.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (December 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595259456
• ISBN-13: 978-0595259458
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,778,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth After Fifty Years, January 11, 2003

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"gnbarry" (Lake Sinclair, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honor Clean (Paperback)

Honor Clean, written by a Korean War Marine veteran, delivers the reality of daily life in combat hell. Based on the experiences of the then 19 year old Marine and his buddies, the story challenges the alleged atrocities committed by GIs as reported by newspaper journalists who were not even born when the Marines fought for their lives. Explicit descriptions of the battle scenes in the frozen mountains and what these young Marines found, and why some died will shock and numb the senses. Throughout their experience, loyalty to each other held them together during unimaginable horror. Honor Clean is must reading for veterans of all wars and for citizens who need some reality before sending more 19 year olds into combat hell.