On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle by Hampton Sides

On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle

Hampton Sides

656 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative fast-paced
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Superb...A masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail...This war story -- the fight to break out of a frozen hell near the Chosin Reservoir -- has been told many times before. But Sides tells it exceedingly well, with fresh...

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4.45
based on 266 reviews

Moods

informative: 64%

tense: 64%

adventurous: 53%

emotional: 53%

inspiring: 53%

dark: 46%

sad: 46%

reflective: 25%

challenging: 17%

hopeful: 7%


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