The Resource A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War, Stanley Weintraub
A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War, Stanley Weintraub
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- Summary
- "From an acclaimed historian, the dramatic story of the Christmas escape of thousands of American troops overwhelmingly surrounded by the enemy in Korea's harsh terrain. Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an 'end-the-war-by-Christmas' offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's Chinese, who would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops poised toward the Yalu River border. Led by Marines, an overwhelmed X Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir fastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a 4,000-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troop ships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve. In the tradition of his Silent Night and Pearl Harbor Christmas, Stanley Weintraub presents another gripping narrative of a wartime Christmas season"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 286 pages
- Contents
-
- Foreword
- A Turkey for Thanksgiving
- Upbeat Thanksgiving
- The Pincers Parlay
- Mission Impossible
- An Entirely New War
- Beginning the Breakout
- Hagaru to Koto-ri
- A Bridge Apart
- Downhill All the Way
- Christmas Eve
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780306822322
- Label
- A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War
- Title
- A Christmas far from home
- Title remainder
- an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War
- Statement of responsibility
- Stanley Weintraub
- Subject
-
- trueChosin Reservoir, Korea -- History
- trueChristmas
- Christmas -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueCourage
- Courage -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueEscapes
- Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- trueMarines -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueMilitary campaigns
- trueNorth Korea
- trueSoldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSurvival
- Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- United States, Army | Corps, 10th -- History -- 20th century
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (North) | Changjin Reservoir
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From an acclaimed historian, the dramatic story of the Christmas escape of thousands of American troops overwhelmingly surrounded by the enemy in Korea's harsh terrain. Just before Thanksgiving in 1950, five months into the Korean War, General MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an 'end-the-war-by-Christmas' offensive despite recent intervention by Mao's Chinese, who would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops poised toward the Yalu River border. Led by Marines, an overwhelmed X Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir fastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a 4,000-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troop ships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve. In the tradition of his Silent Night and Pearl Harbor Christmas, Stanley Weintraub presents another gripping narrative of a wartime Christmas season"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10381497
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1929-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weintraub, Stanley
- Dewey number
- 951.904/24
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS918.2.C35
- LC item number
- W45 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- United States
- Marines
- Soldiers
- Christmas
- Escapes
- Courage
- Survival
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War
- Label
- A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War, Stanley Weintraub
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword -- A Turkey for Thanksgiving -- Upbeat Thanksgiving -- The Pincers Parlay -- Mission Impossible -- An Entirely New War -- Beginning the Breakout -- Hagaru to Koto-ri -- A Bridge Apart -- Downhill All the Way -- Christmas Eve -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn888164360
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 286 pages
- Isbn
- 9780306822322
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014011944
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)888164360
- Label
- A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War, Stanley Weintraub
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword -- A Turkey for Thanksgiving -- Upbeat Thanksgiving -- The Pincers Parlay -- Mission Impossible -- An Entirely New War -- Beginning the Breakout -- Hagaru to Koto-ri -- A Bridge Apart -- Downhill All the Way -- Christmas Eve -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn888164360
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 286 pages
- Isbn
- 9780306822322
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014011944
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)888164360
Subject
- trueChosin Reservoir, Korea -- History
- trueChristmas
- Christmas -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueCourage
- Courage -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueEscapes
- Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- trueMarines -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueMilitary campaigns
- trueNorth Korea
- trueSoldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSurvival
- Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century
- United States, Army | Corps, 10th -- History -- 20th century
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns -- Korea (North) | Changjin Reservoir
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