OK, so you think you have it tough? read about these Marines! you will be cold, tired, hungry, sad, dirty, and amazed when you're finished reading this book. you will have a new respect for what many many went through in this forgotten war; both civilian and military, American and non-American. these are largely first-hand accounts by Marines, soldiers, and airmen that were present for the Chosin Resevoir Campaign of 1950. the brutal truth of day-to-day living for these men could nearly be measured in two frames; daytime and nighttime. during the day, if you weren't killed by an enemy sniper or didn't freeze to death, you would attempt to keep warm around a fire or catch up on sleep that you didn't get at night, or maybe even eat. at night, like clockwork at 2am, the enemy bugles and horns would sound off and as many as 500 to 1,000 enemy would rush the lines in waves, forcing you to defend yourself with frozen equipment that would jam up. many of your friends would be killed before your eyes, and the odds were that you yourself would be killed or wounded in one or many of the following ways: a.) an enemy grenade going off next to your head, b.) enemy burp gun fire that would spray your direction constantly, c.) the butt of a an enemy rifle upside your head, d.) friendly fire, or possibly e.) getting wounded by one of the above, falling back into your foxhole, and praying that someone could help you before you freeze to death. if you don't already have an enormous amount of respect for the armed services of the USA, you surely will after reading this astounding piece of history.
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