Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean Wars Greatest Untold Story - The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company by Patrick K. O'DonnellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
With the detail of Band of Brothers, this is a company-level recollection drawn from interviews of the bitter and contests, often bloody and at close range, leading to the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir by G Company of the 1st Marine Regiment, led by Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller. While this is a very personal, low-level account, some higher level features of the Korean War emerge, such as the threat to the very existence of the Marines as an organization under Truman and the extent to which General MacArthur's hubris led to a mistaken battle with the underestimated and determined Chinese forces.
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