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Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
by
Martin Russ
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 1s...more
Paperback, 464 pages
Published
May 1st 2000
by Penguin Books
(first published April 1999)
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If Korea was the forgetten war, then the writer did a good job of finding soldiers who remembered every detail. For example, the Marine who found his feet unusually warm one morning, only to find a Chinese soldier sleeping at the bottom of his sleeping bag. There are many moments like that, when the enemy and the Americans find themselves in close contact. Sometimes it ends in death, sometimes they walk on, ignoring each other.
Another detail is that many of the North Koreans wer...more
Another detail is that many of the North Koreans wer...more
Very interesting account of the Korean Chosin Reservoir campaign from the perspective of the U. S. Marine Corps. The U. S. Army activities are mentioned albeit with no reverence. Having grown up with a USMC Chosin survivor as my father, I heard only in general terms of three things of that campaign: it was cold, Chinese troops were everywhere, and the U. S. Army was worthless. The book supports all three in graphic detail. I wish my father would have related more but I am sure it was just to...more
This is the definitive, blow-by-blow book about the Chosin Reservoir campaign. It is well written, well documented, and takes everything hour by hour. If you're interested in the in-the-trenches account of this heroic/tragic campaign, this book is essential reading.
Excellent account of the 1st Marine Division's campaign at the Frozen Chosin during the Freezin' Season (Nov-Dec '50) I've read other stuff by Russ, and enjoy his writing. This volume could've used more maps (a LOT more maps!).
Very interesting personal accounts but the writing was totally written for people who have a background in the military. Many points in the book I was so confused as to what the author was writing about. Overall, a good account of the Marines' "attack from a different direction."
This is a great book that details what went on during the Chosin Reservoir campaign. It has a lot of eyewitness accounts from the actual marines and soldiers who endured it. This is a great read.
Wow! It is hard to describe what these men went through and it is even harder to read when one of those men was your grandfather. It really covers what my grandfather always said about it (which wasn't much) it was very cold, and the army was worthless.
One of the most incredible, awe-inspiring feat of arms imaginable, too long neglected and little recognized.
read this a long time ago and remember it being good--sobering, but well worth the read
With a few fairly minor reservations - poor maps and illustrations among them - this is one of the finest military histories I've ever read. Russ, himself a Marine, does not try to overshadow his subject, but lets it speak for itself.
Short in duration, but unimagineable in intensity. My favorite scene was when Lt Yancey had to put his own eyeball back into his skull, and then had to keep fighting for another day. You know you've done when when you're outnumbered more than 10 to 1, and the enemy is surrendering to you.
this is a stirring, historically-accurate account of the u.s. marines' exit from the chosin reservoir during the korean war. the book is written more like a tactical history lesson than a war drama, though the history of the campaign is, in itself, quite dramatic. an excellent read for any history buff or former marine like myself.
You have to like military reads first of all. This book is a good military read. What I like most was the fact that it has stories taken from Marines and Soldiers that were actually there. What I learned from this book is that just becasue the numbers are not on your side does not mean you can't win.
This is an excellent account of this famous battle. The mix of high level view down to the foxhole perspective works really well. The bravery of these Marines in the face of overwhelming odds and atrocious weather conditions is stirring. Read this one and you'll be hooked on Korean War history.
This book provides a remarkable account by a participant of what occurred during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The author interviewed many survivors. It shows how Marines have always been blessed to succeed regardless of the circumstances they are placed in.
Excellent account from the POV of the 1st Marine Division in the botched attempt to pursue and destroy the remaining North Korean Army units during the Korean War. The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir gave my ship its name.
The United States Marine Corps. Korea. Chosin. 'Nuff said...Martin Russ tells it like only a former Marine can. I highly recommend his other books, Line of Departure and The Last Parallel.
Excellent overview of a brutal, incredible campaign from a forgotten war.
The Korean War book to read.
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