A Christmas far from home: an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War
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"Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an 'end-the-war-by-Christmas' offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's Chinese, who would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops poised toward the Yalu River border. Led by Marines, an overwhelmed X Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir fastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a 4,000-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troop ships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve"--
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Subjects
Campaigns
Christmas
Christmas -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
Courage
Courage -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
Escapes
Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
History
HISTORY / Asia / Korea
History / Military / Korean War
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (North) -- Changjin Reservoir
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Regimental histories -- United States
Marines
Marines -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Military
Nonfiction
Regimental histories
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Survival
Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
United States. -- Army. -- Corps, 10th -- History -- 20th century
Christmas
Christmas -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
Courage
Courage -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
Escapes
Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
History
HISTORY / Asia / Korea
History / Military / Korean War
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (North) -- Changjin Reservoir
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Regimental histories -- United States
Marines
Marines -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Military
Nonfiction
Regimental histories
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Survival
Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
United States. -- Army. -- Corps, 10th -- History -- 20th century
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9780306822322
9780306822339
9781982487058
9780306822339
9781982487058
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subject_facet | Christmas -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century Courage -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century HISTORY / Asia / Korea HISTORY / United States / 20th Century History / Military / Korean War Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (North) -- Changjin Reservoir Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Regimental histories -- United States Marines -- United States -- History -- 20th century Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century United States. -- Army. -- Corps, 10th -- History -- 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | A Christmas Far from Home An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival during the Korean War A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War / Stanley Weintraub A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War [electronic resource] / Stanley Weintraub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | A Christmas far from home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Campaigns Christmas Courage Escapes History Korean War, 1950-1953 Marines Military Nonfiction Regimental histories Soldiers Survival |