Reddit reviews East of Chosin: Entrapment and Breakout in Korea, 1950 (Volume 2) (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)

> if you haven't read up on the "Chosin Reservoir" you motherfucking need to. 15,000 marines were surrounded by some (50,000?) Chinese and fought their way out in the most horrible of conditions.

Regarding Chosin, I feel compelled as an Army veteran to recommend two books on the subject of the Battle of Chosin, and the Korean War in general: East of Chosin by Roy Appleman details the experiences of the Army 7th ID's RCT-31 in defending the Marines' right flank, and The Forgotten War by Clay Blair jr. Both texts avoid the perpetuation of the myth that RCT-31 displayed cowardice at Chosin. For many years after the battle, USMC "middle management" allowed their parochialist dislike of the Army to color their interpretation of RCT-31's actions at Chosin to the point of accusing them of throwing down their weapons and running away from the Chinese. In reality, RCT-31 was massively outnumbered and lost a majority of its personnel as wounded and KIA in keeping the Chinese from advancing down the east shore, and the few combat-ready survivors, reduced from a regiment to a mere battalion, fought right alongside the 1st Marine Division in the breakout.

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East of Chosin ,Entrapment and Breakout in Korea, 1950 - Appleman

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