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Title: Retreat Hell by Jim Wilson ISBN: 0-671-67866-3 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1989 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: not too bad
Comment: Wilson wasn't in the Marines so there seems to be a resultant lack of overblown USMC rhetoric, which is refreshing. He gives a tepid overview of the campaign, but admittedly this is very difficult to do. There could have been more focus on the US Army units involved, but what little he does provide is even-handed and not bogus unlike a couple of other books on Chosin. The title, though, regurgitates the old fable of "Retreat, Hell! We're simply attacking in another direction", which Marine General O.P. Smith admits he never uttered (He was much too understated and professional).
Rating: 3
Summary: A Good Read and Introduction
Comment: I really enjoyed this book, and found it to be a good introduction to the topic. It's a fairly quick read, and the writing flows quite well. My only major complaint is the lack of maps! (I know they cost more to produce, but honestly a book detailing military operations NEEDS maps!) This book would have received a higher rating from me if it included maps!
Rating: 5
Summary: Retreat Hell
Comment: Very good book on the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Although it didn't have as much emotional impact or are as personal as the other books on the subject, it does give a broader picture of the campaign by displaying a great amount of information on operational details and chronology as well as the background to the campaign. It is a recommended read for anyone who is interested in at least getting a idea of what the campaign was about.
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Title: Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir by Joseph R. Owen ISBN: 0804116970 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 by Martin Russ ISBN: 0140292594 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Coldest War : A Memoir of Korea by James Brady ISBN: 0312265115 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 08 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Marines of Autumn by James Brady ISBN: 0312280815 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, Korea, Spring, 1953 by S. L. A. Marshall ISBN: 0425175057 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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