An edition of Breakout (1999)

Breakout

The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950

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An edition of Breakout (1999)

Breakout

The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950

1st ed edition
  • 4.3 (3 ratings) ·
  • 9 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

On November 27, 1950, a Chinese army of some 60,000 men poured over Korea's border intent on wiping out a force of 12,000 U.S. Marines marching north to the Yalu river on General Douglas MacArthur's orders. Three Marine regiments were strung out along 80 miles of a narrow mountain road that snaked its way up sweeping slopes to the high plateau of the Chosin Reservoir. Winter had arrived, a merciless wind driving temperatures down to a bone-chilling 30 below.

Thus the stage was set for one of the most stirring tales in the history of American arms. Soon the Marines were completely surrounded by eight Chinese divisions who suddenly emerged from hiding to pounce on the unsuspecting Americans. How the Marines, despite serious losses, broke out of encirclement while inflicting grueling punishment on the enemy, is the gripping story Martin Russ tells in this extraordinary book.

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452

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Cover of: Breakout
Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
May 1, 2000, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
Cover of: Breakout
Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
April 1999, Fromm International
Hardcover in English - 1st ed edition
Cover of: Breakout
Breakout: the Chosin Reservoir campaign, Korea 1950
1999, Fromm International
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Breakout
Breakout: the Chosin Reservoir campaign, Korea 1950
1999, Fromm International
in English - 1st ed.

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First Sentence

"MARINES HAD ALWAYS BEEN REGARDED as shock troops, their traditional mission being to capture beachheads and hold them until occupation forces (usually Army troops) arrived."

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Hardcover
Number of pages
452
Dimensions
9.2 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
Weight
1.7 pounds

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OL8135097M
Internet Archive
breakoutchosinre00russ
ISBN 10
0880642319
ISBN 13
9780880642316
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456889
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2041004

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