{"product_id":"2026770000034-secondhand-the-river-and-the-gauntlet-defeat-of-the-eighth-army-by-the-chinese-communist-forces-november-1950-in-the-battle-of-the-chongchon-river-korea","title":"The River And The Gauntlet: Defeat Of The Eighth Army By The Chinese Communist Forces, November, 1950, In The Battle Of The Chongchon River, Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping work of military history, The River and the Gauntlet chronicles one of the most devastating defeats suffered by American forces in the twentieth century — the catastrophic engagement along the Chongchon River in North Korea during November 1950. Drawing on hundreds of soldier interviews conducted in the immediate aftermath of battle, S. L. A. Marshall reconstructs, with harrowing precision, the moment Chinese Communist Forces launched a massive surprise offensive that shattered the Eighth Army and sent it reeling southward in one of the longest retreats in U.S. military history. Written with the urgency of a frontline dispatch and the analytical rigor of a seasoned combat historian, the narrative presents the battle not as an abstraction of strategy but as a visceral, ground-level ordeal experienced by individual soldiers, squads, and companies fighting for survival in brutal winter conditions. Marshall argues that the defeat was as much a failure of intelligence and command assumptions as it was a testament to the overwhelming scale and tactical cunning of the Chinese intervention. The result is an authoritative, unflinching account that stands as essential reading for students of the Korean War and military history alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839422312667,"sku":"2026770000034-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aca139ab-fd64-4009-a3e0-6d76de88871d.png?v=1780561720","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000034-secondhand-the-river-and-the-gauntlet-defeat-of-the-eighth-army-by-the-chinese-communist-forces-november-1950-in-the-battle-of-the-chongchon-river-korea","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}