Joseph Wheelan

The Farthest Valley

Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir

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Produktbeschreibung

It has become the stuff of legend and is brilliantly brought to life in this book through first-hand accounts by Joseph Wheelan, himself the son of a Chosin veteran.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 147mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781472859792
• ISBN-10: 1472859790
• Artikelnr.: 69669237

Autorenporträt

Joseph Wheelan

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Acronyms
Prologue
Part I: Prelude to Chosin
Chapter 1: West of Chosin Reservoir
Part II: The March Upcountry
Chapter 2: The Chinese Menace
Chapter 3: The March North
Chapter 4: Arctic Cold Arrives
Chapter 5: The Chinese Prepare to Attack
Part III: The Trap Closes
Chapter 6: A Night to Remember
Chapter 7: The Longest Night
Chapter 8: Fox Hill
Chapter 9: East of Chosin Reservoir
Chapter 10: Out on a Limb
Chapter 11: Fox Hill Surrounded
Chapter 12: Hagaru-ri
Chapter 13: Surrounded, Losing Hope
Chapter 14: Hellfire Valley
Chapter 15: The Airfield
Chapter 16: The Chinese Destroy a Regiment
Chapter 17: Yudam-ni and Fox Hill
Chapter 18: The Relief of Fox Company
Chapter 19: Entering Hagaru-ri
Part IV: The March to the Sea
Chapter 20: Readying the Breakout
Chapter 21: Hagaru-ri to Koto-ri
Chapter 22: Koto-ri
Chapter 23: The Bridge
Chapter 24: The Last Furlong
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

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Joseph Wheelan delivers a riveting telling of the heroic fighting withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosen Reservoir under what were arguably the most challenging combat conditions imaginable… A must-read for Marine enthusiasts and lovers of history.