The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
- ISBN-10
- 0802144519
- ISBN-13
- 9780802144515
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Authors
- Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
Description
Offers the story of the courageous mission of 234 Marines of Fox Company who found themselves surrounded by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near Chosin Reservoir, the incredible steps they took to fend them off for five nights and the major losses they suffered in their desperate struggle before finally being relieved. Reprint.
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