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Audible Audiobook

Listening Length: 11 hours and 43 minutes

Program Type: Audiobook

Version: Unabridged

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Audible.com Release Date: February 18, 2009

Whispersync for Voice: Ready

Language: English, English

ASIN: B001TJLCW6

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Wow. What a great read. The author does a excellent job of putting you on that hill in what was a frozen hell for the marines of fox company. I really couldn't image combat in 20 below temps with no medivacs and assaults by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers. These men and all who served in the Korean War deserve or respect and recognition.

I knew in rough detail the overall story of the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir, but did not know anything about the related action by Fox Company of 2/7 Marines that held open the main road used during the breakout. I was also not aware that this action was considered one of the four "signature" battles of the USMC during the 20th Century, honored with a display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA. This is a well told story in which the authors weave the recollections of the survivors into an exciting first person narrative. The descriptions of the action are quite vivid and the authors manage to tie all the pieces together. The few maps used are more than adequate to allow the reader to reconcile topographical descriptions in the story and to understand how Fox Company and its opponents were deployed. An incredible story of a smaller unit holding out against more than 10 to 1 odds, but at great sacrifice. I saw this book on a store shelf and immediately went home and ordered the Kindle version, and read it in about 3 sittings. It holds the attention. Minor issues: would like to have seen photos added to the Kindle edition (they're in the hardcopy edition). Also some slight confusion referring to M1's as being fully automatic but having to fire in single shot due to the cold; I since realized the authors probably meant the M2 version of the M1 carbine, which did have a fully auto option in Korea, and not the M1 Garand, which has never had a full auto option. This minor confusion is easily outweighed by the quality and pace of the narrative.

It was hard to stop reading this book once I started it. Truly amazing how these Fox Company marines kept the road open for retreating Army and Marines. The sheer guts it took just to survive in the freezing temperatures, constant snow, and digging Fox holes in the frozen ground not counting the overwhelming Chinese forces they fought. This book should be required reading in history classes showing the sacrifice, tenacity, and courage of our Marine Corps. Thankfully, we have people like these protecting our country and freedoms.

This fast paced, well researched and well written account of one of the battles fought by Marines as the Chinese Army surrounded them at North Korea's Chosin Reservoir provides a vivid view of front line warfare. There is a little something here for everyone. For the armchair warrior who never was a Marine, this is a chance to see what it is/was like. For the compassionate soul who recognizes the human waste of war, this provides ample evidence, not just of the waste of American lives but also of the waste of Chinese lives. For the military tactician, here is a brilliant case study. For the psychology oriented reader interested in the behavior of men under stress, this book provides many examples of individual behavior and reassures us that despite the brutality of battle some soldiers on both sides see the humanity of their enemy. For the person curious about how soldiers get recommended for medals you see it here in the action of Lieutenant McCarthy; of course an officer has to survive to make his recommendations. Perhaps the real truth about medals is that everyone, from the lowest grunt to the Company commander should be decorated or none should be. The sarcastic reader will say that just about everyone in Fox Company earned a Purple Heart but that's not what I mean. In a story like this one either every Marine was just doing his job or each one was operating above and beyond the call of duty regardless of rank.Although little is said in this book about the leadership of the Korean War, enough is said to remind us all that those in high military command positions should hold command for strictly limited periods of time. Had this happened with McArthur, then perhaps this narcissistic, arrogant and ultimately megalomaniacal general would not have failed so miserably in his last great military assignment and caused the purposeless deaths of countless American and United Nations soldiers. And for those who revere the military command structure as somehow unfailing, there is enough here to underscore its tragic weaknesses. But even those can be overcome when field commanders receiving a series of consistently irrational orders disconnected from the reality on the ground, formulate and execute their own plans. In just a few words, this book illuminates the creative and hard headed thinking of Colonel "Blitzen" Litzen as the moment of truth arrives.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in military history at the "ground" level where the contest of arms is truly held and won or lost.

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