Jeff Shaara

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Novel of the Korean War

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveting novel, which tells the dramatic story of the Americans and the Chinese who squared off in one of the deadliest campaigns in the annals of combat: the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as Frozen Chosin.

June 1950. The North Korean army invades South Korea, intent on uniting the country under Communist rule. In response, the United States mobilizes a force to defend the overmatched South Korean troops, and together they drive the North Koreans back to their border with China.

But several hundred thousand Chinese troops have entered Korea, laying massive traps for the Allies. In November 1950, the Chinese spring those traps. Allied forces, already battling stunningly cold weather, find themselves caught completely off guard as the Chinese advance around the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. A force that once stood on the precipice of victory now finds itself on the brink of annihilation. Assured by General Douglas MacArthur that they would be home by Christmas, the soldiers and Marines fight for their lives against the most brutal weather conditions imaginable--and an enemy that outnumbers them more than six to one.

The Frozen Hours tells the story of Frozen Chosin from multiple points of view: Oliver P. Smith, the commanding general of the American 1st Marine Division, who famously redefined retreat as "advancing in a different direction"; Marine Private Pete Riley, a World War II veteran who now faces the greatest fight of his life; and the Chinese commander Sung Shi-Lun, charged with destroying the Americans he has so completely surrounded, ever aware that above him, Chairman Mao Tse-Tung watches his every move. 

Written with the propulsive force Jeff Shaara brings to all his novels of combat and courage, The Frozen Hours transports us to the critical moment in the history of America's "Forgotten War," when the fate of the Korean peninsula lay in the hands of a brave band of brothers battling both the elements and a determined, implacable foe.

"A military story as dramatic and heroic as any that exists."--The American Interest

"The Frozen Hours . . . illustrates again Shaara's mastery. . . . This is fiction and history at their blended best."--Marine Corps Gazette

"Marvelously effective storytelling . . . that shows us what warfare feels like both to those who plan campaigns and those who execute them . . . gripping, precisely detailed historical fiction."--Booklist (starred review)

The Frozen Hours

270bd9b9-c3c2-4876-91de-0bda338811d5-1

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Missouri

"June, 1950: the North Korean army, a formidable force backed by Soviet arms and training, invades South Korea, with the intent of uniting the country under Communist rule. In response, the United States mobilizes a force to defend the overmatched South Korean troops. But the US is no better equipped than their allies. The American and United nations troops are fighting for their lives against the most brutal weather conditions imaginable, and an enemy that outnumbers them more than six to one. This struggle, and how the Americans respond, form the core of this novel. The Frozen Hours tells the story of "Frozen Chosin" from multiple points of view: Oliver P. Smith, the commanding general of the American 1st Marine Division, who famously redefined defeat as "advancing in a different direction"; Marine Private Pete Riley, a World War II veteran who now faces the greatest fight of his life; and the Chinese commander Sung Shi-Lun, charged with destroying the Americans he has so completely surrounded, ever aware that above him, Chairman Mao Tse-Tung watches his every move"--

Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 10 days ago

Ships From - Massachusetts

Est. Publication Date - Jun 2018

The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

ISBN: 9780345549242

Publisher Description

The Frozen Hours

By:

$5.00

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Frozen Hours

By: Jeff Shaara

Pango Buyer Protection

More from this seller

Additional titles by Jeff Shaara

'The Frozen Hours' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 10 days ago

Ships From - Massachusetts

Est. Publication Date - Jun 2018

The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

ISBN: 9780345549242

Publisher Description

The Frozen Hours

By:

$5.00

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Frozen Hours

By: Jeff Shaara

Pango Buyer Protection

More from this seller

Additional titles by Jeff Shaara

'The Frozen Hours' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed