Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative story of a marine rifle company in the uncertain, early days of the Korean War. His powerful description of close combat in the snow-covered mountains of the Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare.
As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster in California, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of some 200 regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb Marine rifle company. The action and narrative move fast as the company learns to fight under enemy fire, eat frozen rations, and keep pushing forward when its wounded and dead go down.
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"Great book. I read it for my IRP project a couple years ago. My teacher was suprised that I was reading a book like this. It was a quick read and kept me interested. Very fast pased." — Sarah (5 out of 5 stars)
"Great book. I read it for my IRP project a couple years ago. My teacher was suprised that I was reading a book like this. It was a quick read and kept me interested. Very fast pased."
" Korea. What a tough, tough conflict. This is a candid story told by a junior officer in the Marines. It's a testimony to the amazing strength and endurance of humans in conditions beyond austere. "
" Great account of Baker-1-7 and their actions in North Korea in the Winter of 1950. "
" Superb look at Marines in combat, Korean War Era. "
" Amazing account. I couldn't last 24 hours in the real life situations described here recounting events of 1950 in Korea. "
" Good korean war books are hard to find. This view through a marine's eyes is really good. "
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