Summary Of Hampton Sides S On Desperate Ground
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On Desperate Ground
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Author : Hampton Sides
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2018-10-02
On Desperate Ground written by Hampton Sides and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with History categories.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War. "Superb ... A masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail...This war story—the fight to break out of a frozen hell near the Chosin Reservoir—has been told many times before. But Sides tells it exceedingly well, with fresh research, gritty scenes and cinematic sweep." —The Washington Post On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of UN troops in Korea, convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the war. As he was speaking, 300,000 Red Chinese soldiers began secretly crossing the Manchurian border. Led by some 20,000 men of the First Marine Division, the Americans moved deep into the snowy mountains of North Korea, toward the trap Mao had set for the vainglorious MacArthur along the frozen shores of the Chosin Reservoir. What followed was one of the most heroic--and harrowing--operations in American military history, and one of the classic battles of all time. Faced with probable annihilation, and temperatures plunging to 20 degrees below zero, the surrounded, and hugely outnumbered, Marines fought through the enemy forces with ferocity, ingenuity, and nearly unimaginable courage as they marched their way to the sea. Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of Marines and Koreans who survived the siege. While expertly detailing the follies of the American leaders, On Desperate Ground is an immediate, grunt's-eye view of history, enthralling in its narrative pace and powerful in its portrayal of what ordinary men are capable of in the most extreme circumstances. Hampton Sides has been hailed by critics as one of the best nonfiction writers of his generation. As the Miami Herald wrote, "Sides has a novelist's eye for the propulsive elements that lend momentum and dramatic pace to the best nonfiction narratives."
Summary Of Hampton Sides S On Desperate Ground
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-04-26T22:59:00Z
Summary Of Hampton Sides S On Desperate Ground written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-26T22:59:00Z with History categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The amphibious invasion taking place off the jetties and docks of Inchon was led by General Douglas MacArthur, and his name would forever be associated with it. But the officer most directly responsible for executing the details of the initial landing was in many ways MacArthur’s opposite: Oliver Prince Smith, commander of the First Marine Division. #2 General Smith was a cerebral, soft-spoken man who had a reputation in the Corps as an intellectual. He was fluent in French, drank sparingly, and never cursed. He was a professional killer, employed in a hard trade. #3 Smith was a by-the-book Marine who was known for his calm and gentle demeanor. He was also one of the country’s preeminent experts on the tactics and logistics of amphibious warfare. #4 Operation Chromite was a plan developed by General MacArthur to land a large force behind the lines and capture Seoul, which was the capital of South Korea. He believed that capturing Seoul would psychologically damage the North Korean army.
The Last Stand Of Fox Company
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Author : Bob Drury
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2009-11-10
The Last Stand Of Fox Company written by Bob Drury and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with History categories.
“The authors of the bestselling Halsey’s Typhoon do a fine job recounting one brutal, small-unit action during the Korean War’s darkest moment.” —Publishers Weekly November 1950, the Korean Peninsula. After General MacArthur ignores Mao’s warnings and pushes his UN forces deeper into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is to fight their way south through the Toktong Pass, a narrow gorge that will need to be held open at all costs. The mission is handed to Captain William Barber and the 234 Marines of Fox Company, a courageous but undermanned unit of the First Marines. Barber and his men climb seven miles of frozen terrain to a rocky promontory overlooking the pass, where they will endure four days and five nights of nearly continuous Chinese attempts to take Fox Hill. Amid the relentless violence, three-quarters of Fox’s Marines are killed, wounded, or captured. Just when it looks like they will be overrun, Lt. Colonel Raymond Davis, a fearless Marine officer who is fighting south from Chosin, volunteers to lead a daring mission that will seek to cut a hole in the Chinese lines and relieve the men of Fox. This is a fast-paced and gripping account of heroism in the face of impossible odds.
Stomping Grounds
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Author : Hampton Sides
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1992
Stomping Grounds written by Hampton Sides and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Clubs categories.
Part travelogue, part journalism, part contemporary history, Stomping Grounds is a unique exploration of eight American subcultures that show how our identities are, to a surprising extent, shaped by the groups and pastimes to which we devote significant portions of our lives.
Blood And Thunder
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Author : Hampton Sides
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2007-10-09
Blood And Thunder written by Hampton Sides and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-09 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.
Hellhound On His Trail
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Author : Hampton Sides
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2010-04-27
Hellhound On His Trail written by Hampton Sides and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-27 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for King’s assassin that would lead them across two continents—from the author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. With a blistering, cross-cutting narrative that draws on a wealth of dramatic unpublished documents, Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers, delivers a non-fiction thriller in the tradition of William Manchester's The Death of a President and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. With Hellhound On His Trail, Sides shines a light on the largest manhunt in American history and brings it to life for all to see. With a New Afterword
In The Kingdom Of Ice
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Author : Hampton Sides
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-08-05
In The Kingdom Of Ice written by Hampton Sides and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-05 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack. Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.
The Paper Wasp
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Author : Lauren Acampora
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-06-13
The Paper Wasp written by Lauren Acampora and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-13 with Fiction categories.
'Acampora is an original' Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City An electrifying debut novel of two women's friendship, a haunting obsession and twisted ambition, set against the feverish backdrop of contemporary Hollywood. Abby Graven is a dreamer. She dreams her way through her small, lonely life - hiding back at her parents, working at the grocery store. At night, she collects tabloid clippings that taunt her with Elise - her best friend, now Hollywood's hot new starlet. When a school reunion throws Elise in her path, Abby seizes her chance. With feverish certainty, she boards a one-way flight to LA to become Elise's assistant and enters her gauzy realm of film sets and glamorous actors. But behind Elise's glossy magazine veneer, she is drowning in Hollywood's vicious social cycle. Ever the devoted friend, Abby conceals her own burning desire for greatness. For she is smarter than Elise. More talented. A true artist. And as she edges closer to her own ambitions, Abby can see only one way to make her dream come true. Propelled by seductive, unstoppable force, The Paper Wasp slashes through the dark side of Hollywood and the treacherous intimacies of female friendship, pursuing a heroine of blazing artistic vision and blinding drive.
Breakout
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Author : Martin Russ
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 2000-05
Breakout written by Martin Russ and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05 with History categories.
"Breakout" is the riveting saga of one of the most heroic campaigns in American military history, masterfully told by the author of "The Last Parallel." It is the gripping story of the 1950 campaign of American Marines as they faced sudden death in the Korean hills. of photos.
East Of Chosin
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Author : Roy Edgar Appleman
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 1987
East Of Chosin written by Roy Edgar Appleman and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
"Well written and meticulously researched ... East of Chosin is military history at its best". -- Harry G. Summers, Jr., Washington Post Book World