The Korean War - The Great Escape of the 1st Marines
Trapped by by the Chinese in northern Korea at the Chosin Resevoir, the 1st Marines suffered temperatures of 30' below and a ferocious enemy. Gen O.P Smith heroically saved the day and his men. Hampton Sides,"On Desperate Ground", The Epic Story of the Chosin Resevoir" vividly recounts how Smith carefully prepared his forces for the battle to come and assured their escape from an overwhelming enemy force.
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"On Desperate Ground", The Epic Story of the Chosin Resevoir and the Greatest Battle of the Korean War" by Hampton Sides (432 pp - 2019)
The 1st Marines came within a whisker of defeat and capture by the Chinese at the Chosin Resevoir in 30' temperatures. Only the farsighted actions of CO O.P. Smith and Chief Engineer John Partridge, who rebuilt a destroyed bridge, were able to save them.