Superb... a masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail.
New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides delivers a gripping account of the Korean War’s most harrowing battle. When 20,000 Marines faced impossible odds in subzero temperatures at Chosin Reservoir, their fight for survival became legendary. Meticulously researched, thrillingly told—military history that reads like a novel.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers comes a gripping chronicle of one of the most extraordinary battles in American military history. Hampton Sides brings his masterful storytelling to the frozen mountains of North Korea, where 20,000 Marines faced impossible odds during the Korean War’s defining moment.
In October 1950, General MacArthur assured President Truman of swift victory. He was catastrophically wrong. As he spoke, 300,000 Chinese soldiers were secretly crossing into Korea, setting a trap along the frozen shores of the Chosin Reservoir. What followed was a harrowing fight for survival in temperatures plunging to twenty degrees below zero—surrounded, outnumbered, and facing probable annihilation.
This is the story of what ordinary men accomplished in extraordinary circumstances. Through years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with survivors, Sides delivers an immediate, grunt’s-eye view of history that reads with the pace of a thriller and the power of lived experience.
The Washington Post called it “superb…a masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail,” while the Miami Herald praised Sides’ “novelist’s eye for the propulsive elements that lend momentum and dramatic pace to the best nonfiction narratives.”
For readers who appreciate meticulously researched military history told with cinematic sweep and human heart, On Desperate Ground stands as an essential account of courage, ingenuity, and the indomitable spirit of the Marines who fought their way to the sea.
Superb... a masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail.
Sides has a novelist's eye for the propulsive elements that lend momentum and dramatic pace to the best nonfiction narratives.
Hampton Sides has given us a riveting, heart-pounding account of one of the most important battles in the annals of American warfare. On Desperate Ground is military history of the first order, written with deep feeling and a keen eye for the human drama.
Gripping and unforgettable... Sides brings to life one of the most harrowing chapters in American military history with his trademark narrative flair.
A brilliant, bloody, and at times heart-wrenching account... Sides has written a book that is both a gripping narrative and a tribute to the courage of the men who fought at Chosin.
Sides combines vivid storytelling with meticulous research to deliver a definitive account of this pivotal battle.
A masterful narrative... Sides captures the heroism, horror, and humanity of the Marines' ordeal with exceptional clarity and compassion.
| Weight | 0.88 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.20 × 0.90 × 8.00 in |
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| Subject | History, Korean War, Military, Military Science, Technology & Engineering, United States, Wars & Conflicts |
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