Korean War

[JudgeDredd]

Does anyone have any recommendations on books about the Korean War?

[bobarossa]

For a small unit action, The Last Stand of Fox Company
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Fox-Company-Marines/dp/0802144519
80% give it 5 stars.  The company kept the retreat path open for the Marines at Chosin Reservoir.  I highly recommend it!  I've read a couple of overall books but they don't stand out in my memory like this one.

[JudgeDredd]

Thank you. I'll check it out.

[Jarhead0331]

Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War, by Eric Hammel

https://www.amazon.com/Chosin-Marine-Divisions-Heroic-Ordeal/dp/1612007880/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1706303636&sr=8-1

[matt3916]

This Kind of War by  T.R. Fehrenbach.

[JudgeDredd]

Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War, by Eric Hammel

https://www.amazon.com/Chosin-Marine-Divisions-Heroic-Ordeal/dp/1612007880/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1706303636&sr=8-1

The definitive account of the epic retreat under fire of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir.

Don't they mean Tactical Withdrawal? 

Thanks

[JudgeDredd]

This Kind of War by  T.R. Fehrenbach.

Thanks.

This one is out of my price range for books. We all have limits of things, right? 

I've got The Korean War by Max Hastings and The Last Stand of Fox Company. I'll get a birthday request in for the Chosin book.

[Sigwolf]

This Kind of War by  T.R. Fehrenbach.

Thanks.

This one is out of my price range for books. We all have limits of things, right? 

If you do digital, Amazon has the kindle version priced at $2.99 right now.

[nelmsm]

Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War, by Eric Hammel

https://www.amazon.com/Chosin-Marine-Divisions-Heroic-Ordeal/dp/1612007880/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1706303636&sr=8-1

The definitive account of the epic retreat under fire of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir.

Don't they mean Tactical Withdrawal? 

Thanks

Actually I think the Marine General in charge just described it as "advancing in another direction" since they were having to fight their way out.

[Toonces]

This Kind of War is very good.

The Coldest Winter was good, but I didn't finish it so take that with a grain of salt.

[matt3916]

JudgeDredd -- Good grief!! What in the world is Amazon.UK doing?  I concur the prices they're charging for This Kind of War are absurd.  Do you Brits do interlibrary loan?

[ArizonaTank]

JudgeDredd -- Good grief!! What in the world is Amazon.UK doing?  I concur the prices they're charging for This Kind of War are absurd.  Do you Brits do interlibrary loan?

You should be able to find cheaper copies at abebooks.com

[bobarossa]

There are 4 used copies available from UK bookstores at biblio.com between $20 and $35 US.

[JudgeDredd]

JudgeDredd -- Good grief!! What in the world is Amazon.UK doing?  I concur the prices they're charging for This Kind of War are absurd.  Do you Brits do interlibrary loan?

We get ripped of for everything. You should see the price of board games!

There are other outlets tbf, as pointed out by Arizonatank and bobarossa

[JudgeDredd]

This Kind of War by  T.R. Fehrenbach.

Thanks.

This one is out of my price range for books. We all have limits of things, right? 

If you do digital, Amazon has the kindle version priced at $2.99 right now.

I do do digital - and actually prefer it, however, I don't do digital for books that have maps and/or images because Kindle doesn't render them well.

So basically I prefer a physical book for my historical reading.