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Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 Paperback - 2000
by Martin Russ
"Breakout" is the riveting saga of one of the most heroic campaigns in American military history, masterfully told by the author of "The Last Parallel." It is the gripping story of the 1950 campaign of American Marines as they faced sudden death in the Korean hills. of photos.
Summary
On General Douglas MacArthur's orders, a force of 12,000 U.S. Marines were marching north to the Yalu river in late November 1950. These three regiments of the 1st Marine Division--strung out along eighty miles of a narrow mountain road--soon found themselves completely surrounded by 60,000 Chinese soldiers. Despite being given up for lost by the military brass, the 1st Marine Division fought its way out of the frozen mountains, miraculously taking thier dead and wounded with them as they ran the gauntlet of unceasing Chinese attacks. This is the gripping story that Martin Russ tells in his extraordinary book. Breakout is an unforgettable portrayal of the terror and courage of men as they face sudden death, making the bloody battles of the Korean hills and valleys come alive as they never have before.
First line
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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- Title Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
- Author Martin Russ
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-05-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780140292596 / 0140292594
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.41 x 5.48 x 1.02 in (21.36 x 13.92 x 2.59 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Dewey Decimal Code 951.904
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- New York Times, 05/28/2000, Page 24
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