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Ebook About "Superb...A masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail...This war story — the fight to break out of a frozen hell near the Chosin Reservoir — has been told many times before. But Sides tells it exceedingly well, with fresh research, gritty scenes and cinematic sweep."—Washington PostFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean WarOn October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of UN troops in Korea, convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the war.As he was speaking, 300,000 Red Chinese soldiers began secretly crossing the Manchurian border. Led by some 20,000 men of the First Marine Division, the Americans moved deep into the snowy mountains of North Korea, toward the trap Mao had set for the vainglorious MacArthur along the frozen shores of the Chosin Reservoir. What followed was one of the most heroic--and harrowing--operations in American military history, and one of the classic battles of all time. Faced with probable annihilation, and temperatures plunging to 20 degrees below zero, the surrounded, and hugely outnumbered, Marines fought through the enemy forces with ferocity, ingenuity, and nearly unimaginable courage as they marched their way to the sea.Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of Marines and Koreans who survived the siege. While expertly detailing the follies of the American leaders, On Desperate Ground is an immediate, grunt's-eye view of history, enthralling in its narrative pace and powerful in its portrayal of what ordinary men are capable of in the most extreme circumstances.Hampton Sides has been hailed by critics as one of the best nonfiction writers of his generation. As the Miami Herald wrote, "Sides has a novelist's eye for the propulsive elements that lend momentum and dramatic pace to the best nonfiction narratives."Book On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Review :
This book did something rather extraordinary for me. After reading it, twice, I was motivated to visit the US Marine Corps Museum just outside of Quantico. There, the museum keeps an entire section on what the Marines faced in Korea, including a life-size diorama with climate control to show the cold and, frankly, hellish conditions faced during a prolonged battle. As an aside, if you find yourself near Quantico, visit the museum. You will not regret it.Indeed, this book gave me some added context to not only what I was seeing at the museum's Korea exhibit, but the culture of excellence the USMC instills in its Marines. The narrative is gripping and highly approachable to the lay reader, yet Sides also successfully walks that fine line between making it interesting AND informative without making it read like a novel or some kind of historical fiction puff piece. Disadvantages and such are not given short shrift, and Sides certainly does not go out of his way to deify the Marines. No, their actions do just fine doing that without any kind of embellishment necessary.Moreover, Sides looks at the home front as well, including Truman's struggles and the decisions he made. What results here is a book that takes a view of a battle from many perspectives, leaving the reader most appreciative of the wheels within wheels. It's not a dry recitation of facts - it's information.We hear from many different Marines who were there, and Sides respectfully lets them speak for themselves. No editing of their recollections, nothing other than his taking extreme effort in finding these men and interviewing them, and allowing we the readers to enrich ourselves from not only his efforts, but from hearing the facts from the original sources.In reading this, I'm struck that the last time I felt like this after reading history for a brave force of extraordinary men, I was transported to WWII and following the experiences of Easy Company in Band of Brothers. Like BoB did with WWII, On Desperate Ground motivated me to learn more about the Korean War - which I think is very important given that the war seems to have dissolved out of the consciousness of our nation (living mainly in MASH reruns, unfortunately...).This book is fantastic. I do not praise it lightly, nor do I name drop BoB recklessly. On Desperate Ground is an important book, to not only fully understand what our Marines accomplished at Chosin, but what the United States Marines have as their legacy as the Corps moves forward toward new challenges. An outstanding book. This is a good review of the Marines at Chosin, and ever better for the General Oliver Smith, who has been overlooked. However a more serious problem is a total absence of MAPS in the book. I cannot speak for the other editions, but I have never read a mil-history without a single map. I don't recall this omission in "Ghost Soldiers", but cannot swear it is true. If you order this book, see if you can see on Amazon, the table of contents, and look for a map page. That is a serious problem Read Online On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Download On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle PDF On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Mobi Free Reading On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Download Free Pdf On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle PDF Online On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Mobi Online On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Reading Online On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle Read Online Hampton Sides Download Hampton Sides Hampton Sides PDF Hampton Sides Mobi Free Reading Hampton Sides Download Free Pdf Hampton Sides PDF Online Hampton Sides Mobi Online Hampton Sides Reading Online Hampton SidesDownload Mobi Ridgeline: A Novel By Michael Punke
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