A Christmas Far from Home : an Epic Tale of Courage and Survival during the Korean War.

An anecdote-rich narrative of the 1950 holiday season during the Korean War, when, just after Thanksgiving, tens of thousands of US troops were surrounded in the Chosin reservoir area by hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops and began a terrible and difficult retreat, which finally ended on Christ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weintraub, Stanley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Da Capo Press, 2014.
Temas:
United States. > Army. > Corps, 10th > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army. > Corps, 10th
1900-1999
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Campaigns > Korea (North) > Changjin Reservoir.
Marines > United States > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
Christmas > Korea (North) > History > 20th century.
Escapes > Korea (North) > History > 20th century.
Courage > Korea (North) > History > 20th century.
Survival > Korea (North) > History > 20th century.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Regimental histories > United States.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > Corée du Nord > Changjin, Réservoir de > Campagnes et batailles.
Fusiliers marins > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noël > Corée du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Évasions > Corée du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Courage > Corée du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Habiletés de survie > Corée du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Christmas
Courage
Escapes
Marines
Military campaigns
Regimental histories
Soldiers
Survival
Korea (North)
Korea (North) > Changjin Reservoir
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1
  • A Turkey for Thanksgiving; 2
  • Upbeat Thanksgiving; 3
  • The Pincers Parlay; 4
  • Mission Impossible: The Offensive Short-Circuits; 5
  • An Entirely New War
  • 6
  • Beginning the Breakout; 7
  • Hagaru to Koto-ri; 8
  • A Bridge Apart; 9
  • Downhill All the Way; 10
  • Christmas Eve; Epilogue; Sources; Acknowledgments; Index.

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