THE FARTHEST VALLEY: Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir

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Details the Chosin Valley attack on US Marines with first-hand accounts by the author, who is also Chosin veteran. Also uses Chinese military documents to give a unique perspective on Chinese strategic and tactical failings which allowed the Marines to escape. Without the Marines, the entire United Nations core strength was at risk of collapse which would have changed the outcome of the Korean War. Contains 8-page plate section with black-and-white photographs.

Contents:
* List of Illustrations
* List of Maps
* Acronyms
* Prologue
* Chapter 1: West of Chosin Reservoir
* Chapter 2: The Chinese Menace
* Chapter 3: The March North
* Chapter 4: Arctic Cold Arrives
* Chapter 5: The Chinese Prepare to Attack
* Chapter 6: A Night to Remember
* Chapter 7: The Longest Night
* Chapter 8: Fox Hill
* Chapter 9: East of Chosin Reservoir
* Chapter 10: Out on a Limb
* Chapter 11: Fox Hill Surrounded
* Chapter 12: Hagaru-ri
* Chapter 13: Surrounded, Losing Hope
* Chapter 14: Hellfire Valley
* Chapter 15: The Airfield
* Chapter 16: The Chinese Destroy a Regiment
* Chapter 17: Yudam-ni and Fox Hill
* Chapter 18: The Relief of Fox Company
* Chapter 19: Entering Hagaru-ri
* Chapter 20: Readying the Breakout
* Chapter 21: Hagaru-ri to Koto-ri
* Chapter 22: Koto-ri
* Chapter 23: The Bridge
* Chapter 24: The Last Furlong
* Epilogue
* Acknowledgments
* Endnotes
* Bibliography
* Index