The Frozen Chosen

The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

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The Frozen Chosen

The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

Description

Based on unpublished first-hand accounts of the battle, this is a dramatic retelling of the desperate Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, where the heavily outnumbered US 1st Marine Division held off vastly superior Chinese forces before successfully withdrawing in good order.

In November 1950 The US 1st Marine Division was trapped in the Chosin Reservoir following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, the ensuing battle is considered by the United States Marine Corps to be 'the Corps' Finest Hour.' The soldiers who fought there would later become known as the 'Frozen Chosen'.

This incredible story is based on first hand interviews from surviving veterans, telling of heroism and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, as a handful of Marines fought desperately against wave after wave of Chinese forces. Sometimes forced into desperate hand to hand combat, the fighting retreat from Chosin marked one of the darkest moments for Western forces in Korea, but would go on to resonate with generations of Marines as a symbol of the Marine Corps' dogged determination, fighting skill, and never-say-die attitude on the battlefield.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Prologue

Introduction
1. Brother's Keeper
2. Background to War in the Land of The Morning Calm
3. The Wages of Hubris
4. The Fatal Decision
5. First Contact
6. Where is the Enemy?
7. The Chinese Attack
8. Holding On
9. Breakout
10. "Retreat, Hell, We're Just Attacking in a New Direction!"
11. Evacuation
12. Aftermath

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 28 Jul 2016
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 324
ISBN 9781472814371
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 66 b/w; 10 col
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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