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  • The Frozen Chosen

  • The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
  • By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
  • Narrated by: Norman Dietz
  • Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Frozen Chosen

By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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The Frozen Chosen is an account of the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea by the First Marine Division from November to December 1950, following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, it is considered by the US Marine Corps to be the Corps' finest hour. Fourteen Medals of Honor, a record for any American battle, and 85 Navy Crosses attest to the intensity of the battle.

Based on first-person interviews from surviving veterans who came to be known as the Frozen Chosen, this is the incredible story of heroism and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, as a handful of marines fought desperately against wave after wave of Chinese forces. Sometimes forced into desperate hand-to-hand fighting in intense cold, cut off from reinforcements, and with dwindling supplies and ammunition, the fighting retreat from Chosin marked one of the darkest moments for Western forces in Korea but would go on to resonate with generations of marines as a symbol of the Marine Corps' dogged determination, fighting skill, and never-say-die attitude on the battlefield.

©2016 Thomas McKelvey Cleaver (P)2016 Tantor
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History
Asia Military United States Korean War War Marine Corp South Korea North Korea
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performance lacks enthusiasm

a fantastic book, i would have rather read it than have N. Dietz dribble and bore the words out.

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