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Author:
Drury, Bob.
Title:
The last stand of Fox Company : a true story of U.S. Marines in combat / Bob Drury and Tom Clavin.
Publisher:
Grove Press
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
355 pages [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Subject:
United States--Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
United States--Marines, 1st--Marines, 1st--History--20th century.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns--Changjin Reservoir Region.--Changjin Reservoir Region.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Regimental histories--United States.
Marines--United States--Biography.
Changjin Reservoir Region (Korea)--History, Military--20th century.
Changjin Reservoir Region (Korea)--Military history.
Other Authors:
Clavin, Thomas.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-336) and index.
Contents:
The hill -- The attack -- The siege -- "We will hold" -- The ridgerunners.
Summary:
Draws from survivor interviews to detail the Korean War experiences of Captain William Barber and the 234 Marines of Fox Company who were assigned the task of keeping the Toktong Pass open and fought off Chinese attacks.
Indexed by:
Library Journal.
Publisher's Weekly.
Booklist.
ISBN:
0802144519 pbk.
9780802144515 pbk.
Locations:
D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)
FQPC224 -- Strawberry Point Public Library (Strawberry Point)
PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)

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