The Farthest Valley
Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir
$47.99
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2025
Summary
A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources.
Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the fading light. Suddenly, the still Korean night roared to life with the sound of Chinese mortar fire. The Fifth and Seventh Marine Regiments were besieged and surrounded by the C…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472859792 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472859790 |
| Author: | Joseph Wheelan |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 616g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 242mm x 163mm |
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Critics Review
Joseph Wheelan delivers a riveting telling of the heroic fighting withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosen Reservoir under what were arguably the most challenging combat conditions imaginable… A must-read for Marine enthusiasts and lovers of history. * Major General Jason Q. Bohm, USMC (Former Commanding Officer, 5th Marine Regiment). *
About The Author
Joseph Wheelan
Joseph Wheelan is the author of ten books about 19th- and 20th-century American history including Midnight in the Pacific (2017), Bloody Okinawa (2020) and Bitter Peleliu (2022). Previously, he was an editor and reporter for The Associated Press for 24 years. He lives in Cary, North Carolina.
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