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Colder Than Hell
Joseph R. Owen
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Description for Colder Than Hell
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative, page-turning story of a Marine rifle company in the uncertain early days of the Korean War. His powerful descriptions of close combat on the snow-covered mountains of Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare. As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb company known as Baker-One-Seven. His fast-moving narrative describes enemy night assaults, foxhole fights, patrols ... Read more
Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative, page-turning story of a Marine rifle company in the uncertain early days of the Korean War. His powerful descriptions of close combat on the snow-covered mountains of Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare. As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb company known as Baker-One-Seven. His fast-moving narrative describes enemy night assaults, foxhole fights, patrols ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781557504166
SKU
V9781557504166
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About Joseph R. Owen
Joseph Owen, a Marine first lieutenant when he commanded the platoon in Baker-One-Seven, served on active duty from 1943-1946 and from 1948-1952.
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