The Frozen Chosen - The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

In November 1950 The US 1st Marine Division was trapped in the Chosin Reservoir following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, the ensuing battle is considered by the United States Marine Corps to be ''the Corps'' Finest Hour.'' The soldiers who fought there would later become known as the ''Frozen Chosen''.Published now in paperback, this incredible story is based on first hand interviews from surviving veterans, telling of heroism and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, as a handful of Marines fought desperately against wave after wave of Chinese forces. Sometimes forced into desperate hand to hand combat, the fighting retreat from Chosin marked one of the darkest moments for Western forces in Korea, but would go on to resonate with generations of Marines as a symbol of the Marine Corps'' dogged determination, fighting skill, and never-say-die attitude on the battlefield.>

List of contents

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Prologue

Introduction
1. Brother's Keeper
2. Background to War in the Land of The Morning Calm
3. The Wages of Hubris
4. The Fatal Decision
5. First Contact
6. Where is the Enemy?
7. The Chinese Attack
8. Holding On
9. Breakout
10. "Retreat, Hell, We're Just Attacking in a New Direction!"
11. Evacuation
12. Aftermath

Bibliography
Index

About the author

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the best-selling Osprey titles MiG Alley (2019), I Will Run Wild (2020), Under the Southern Cross (2021), The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club (2021), Going Downtown (2022), The Cactus Air Force (2022) alongside the late Eric Hammel, and most recently Clean Sweep (2023). Tom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, McKelvey Cleaver Thomas
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2017
• EAN: 9781472824882
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2488-2
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; military history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Military / Korean War, Warfare & defence, South Korea, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, North Korea, War and defence operations, 1950–1953 (Korean War period), Korean War, Battles and campaigns, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces