Chosin Reservoir

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Chosin Reservoir

As I Remember Koto-Ri Pass, North Korea, December 1950

Autobiography: historical, political and military Memoirs

Author: Merrill Harper

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Language: English

Published by: iUniverse

Published on: 26th April 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 803 Kb

ISBN: 9781469789576


Introduction

Much has been documented about US soldiers involvement in the Korean War. In this memoir, one officer details the little-known events of the battle of the Koto-ri Pass in North Korea in 1950. Chosin Reservoir narrates the role of the First Platoon, Battery A, Fiftieth AAA Battalion, X Corps, US Army, in facilitating the withdrawal of the First Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir.

Author's Insight

Providing firsthand insight into the realities of war, author Merrill Harper, a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Army, tells the story of how one army officer and three enlisted men were able to break up a ten thousand man Chinese ambush on Koto-ri Pass, killing 7,500 Chinese and running the rest over the next mountains within six hours.

Additional Details

In addition to chronicling the war-related events in North Korea in 1950, Harper, a soldier who was wounded twenty-four times, discusses his career leading up to the battle and shares other details from his twenty-two years of service in the military.

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