On desperate ground : the Marines at the reservoir, the Korean War's greatest battle Cover Image

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On desperate ground : the Marines at the reservoir, the Korean War's greatest battle / Hampton Sides.

Summary:

"A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385541152
ISBN: 0385541155
ISBN: 9781101971215
ISBN: 1101971215
Physical Description: xiii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-371) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: Morning calm -- Seoul. The professor ; Traitor's house ; Across the Han ; Beneath the lighthouse ; The battle of the barricades ; The savior of our race ; God's right-hand man ; The tiger wants human beings -- To the mountains. Many, many ; King's envoy to Hamhung ; Heroic remedies ; Will o' the wisp ; Broken arrows ; A powerful instrument ; Fattened for the kill ; Never too late to talk ; Never a more daring flight -- The reservoir. Easy for us, tough for others ; Boon companions ; Easy Company holds here ; Where the bullet belongs ; Gung-ho, you cowardly bastards ; When the lead is flying ; A hot reception ; The war council ; An entirely new war -- Red snow. You will all be slaughtered ; Kissing a buzz saw ; Morphine dreams ; No soft options ; One-man army ; Every weapon that we have ; The ridgerunners ; This place of suffering -- To the sea. Attacking in a different direction ; In the day of trouble ; I'll get you a goddamn bridge ; Blood on the ice ; Taking departure ; The Bridge of Long Life ; Down to earth ; The most harrowing hour ; The crossing ; We will see you again in the south ; We walk in the hand of God -- Epilogue: In the pantheon.