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On desperate ground : the Marines at the reservoir, the Korean War's greatest battle

text On desperate ground : the Marines at the reservoir, the Korean War's greatest battle

Summary
"A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War."--Provided by publisher. On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur convinced President Harry Truman tha... Read more
Contents
Prologue: Morning calm -- Seoul. The professor ; Traitor's house ; Across the Han ; Beneath the lighthouse ; The battle of the barricades ; The savior of our race ; God's right-hand man ; The tiger wants human beings -- To the mountains. Many, man... Read more
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xiii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
Doubleday 2018

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 951.904 SID in Adult Non-fiction Available
Peninsula Community Library 951.904 SID in Adult Available

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