Chronicles the newly assembled 1st Marine Division's mission to seize the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, during which they fought treacherous mountains and seven well-armed Chinese regiments. Reissue. AB. "
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In Nov.-Dec. 1950, the 1st Marine Division and part of the 7th Army Division were surrounded and vastly outnumbered at the Chosin Reservoir in northeast Korea by Chinese Communist forces, but managed to fight their way to Hungnam where an armada of ships took survivors to safety. Wilson offers a simplified, journalistic version of this complex campaign. Drawing on veterans' reminiscences, he stitches together a traditional gung-ho account of Marine operations but has little to say about the Army battalions whose sacrifice, according to some historians, enabled the Marines to escape. The book is marred by the author's descriptive inadequacies ("Boom!" appears six times on one page, for instance) and excessive reliance on stiff-upper-lip dialogue recalled over a span of nearly four decades. Wilson is photo editor for the Los Angeles Times. Photos. Military Book Club dual main selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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By Mark A. Whitney mwhitney1@aol.com (Stafford, Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Retreat, Hell!: The Epic Story of the 1st Marines in Korea (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was my first read into finding out what my now deceased father experienced as one of the 1st Marines in Korea and Chosin. An absolutely excellent book that has fundamentally changed the way I view this Nation, my own not nearly so "forgotten" Army service some twenty years later, the Marines in general, and most importantly the incredible pride I feel towards my father's and his generation's service. This book has a great deal of detail but never drags. During some passages I would actually have to put the book down to soak in the visual images painted by the skilled story teller. To know that the events so described actually took place fills me with awe and wonder. How anyone could survive is amazing. I'm also glad I read this book first, before Lt. J. Owen's "Colder Than Hell," it made that book all the more impactful. If you do not know much about the Chosin area, go to the web and find some of the maps there to go along with your read of "Retreat Hell." I found it very helpful as that is the only area lacking in the book. Thank heavens people like Mr. Wilson have put forth the effort to create such works for future generations to learn about what "service" and "sacrifice" really means.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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We should Never Forget,
By Shogun Len "tokieyasu" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Retreat, Hell!: The Epic Story of the 1st Marines in Korea (Mass Market Paperback)
I had a chemistry teacher in High School who was a survivor of the Chosin Resevoir. His stories got me interested in the event. The heroism our soldiers showed battling the cold and the chinese should never be forgotten. This book, an oral history, of the campaign is top notch. You feel like you are there when you read this book. It is a fine tribute to some fine soldiers. Korea should not be the Forgotten War. This book is a must read. I had the pleasure of working in Washington DC the summer the Korean War Memorial opened. I had the pleasure of meeting many Vets who stopped at my place of work, the USHH, which was located near memorial. The vets that I met were wonderful people and they should have the thanks of this nation for what they did in Korea and especially at Chosin. This book does them justice. What a read!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Interesting,
This review is from: Retreat, Hell!: The Epic Story of the 1st Marines in Korea (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was very interesting. I've noticed that some of the events/outcomes of events in this book differ from those mentioned in Breakout by Martin Russ. Pictures and maps would have been helpful in reading the book. Overall, an interesting read, especially since it's from the viewpoint of the Marines who were there.
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