A Christmas far from home an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War
Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an "end-the-war-by-Christmas" offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's Chinese, who would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops poised toward th...
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Boston, MA :
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2015]
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A Christmas far from home : |b an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War / |c Stanley Weintraub. |
| 250 | |a [First Da Capo Press paperback edition] | ||
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| 300 | |a xvi, 286 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 23 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- A Turkey for Thanksgiving -- Upbeat Thanksgiving -- The Pincers Parlay -- Mission Impossible -- An Entirely New War -- Beginning the Breakout -- Hagaru to Koto-ri -- A Bridge Apart -- Downhill All the Way -- Christmas Eve -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an "end-the-war-by-Christmas" offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's Chinese, who would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops poised toward the Yalu River border. Led by marines, an overwhelmed Tenth Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir fastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a four-thousand-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troopships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Korean War, 1950-1953 |x Campaigns |z Korea (North) |z Changjin Reservoir. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Marines |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Soldiers |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Christmas |z Korea (North) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Escapes |z Korea (North) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Courage |z Korea (North) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Survival |z Korea (North) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Korean War, 1950-1953 |x Regimental histories |z United States. | |
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