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Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
by Russ, Martin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0880642319
- ISBN 13
- 9780880642316
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Fromm International, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The number line in the book reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3. The volume itself has green and blue cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. 452 pages. Dust jacket on the back cover has a minor scratch; one must hold it in the light the right way to see it. No underlining, no highlighting, no dog ears, no remainder marks, not ex-libras, no bookplates, no owner names. A nice copy.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0003411
- Title
- Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
- Author
- Russ, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0880642319
- ISBN 13
- 9780880642316
- Publisher
- Fromm International
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- KOREAN WAR-CHOSIN RESERVOIR CAMPAIGN, KOREA, 1950. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. TRUMAN, HARRY S. MILITARY-UNITED STATES-MARINES.
Terms of Sale
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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