Korean War

Captivating History

2017

It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Max Hastings—preeminent military historian—takes us back to the bloody bitter struggle to...

This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History

T. R. Fehrenbach

1963

Classic examination of the Korean War that focuses on the experience of the infantry soldier and the failures of American military preparedness.

On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir

Hampton Sides

2018

Gripping narrative of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir — where 15,000 UN troops were surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers in brutal Korean winter and fought their way to the sea.

The Korean War

Max Hastings

1987

Chronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese.

Crazy Horse and Custer

Stephen E. Ambrose

1996

The full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army sol...

Chosin Reservoir: Defensive, Retrograde, Winter, 1st Marine Division, 27 November-11 December 1950

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

1983

This battle analysis addresses the battle of Chosin Reservoir from 27 November to 11 December 1950 in northeastern North Korea during which the 1st Marine Division and some attached U.S. Army units fo...

Frozen Chosin

Edwin H. Simmons, Usmc (Ret ) Brigadier General Simmons

2014

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, Chosin also called Changjin, campaign early in the Korean War, part of the Chinese Second Offensive (November–December 1950) to drive the United Nations out of North Ko...

Chosin Reservoir: Defensive, Retrograde, Winter, 1st Marine Division, 27 NOV-11 DEC 1950

F.M. Berger

1983

Analyse fra Korea-krigen af kampene ved Chosin, hvor 1. US Marine Division, der var omringet af talstærke kinesiske styrker, slog sig igennem medbringende deres materiel og sårede.

Attack at Chosin

Xiaobing Li

2020

For members of the U.S. Army’s “Task Force Faith” and the First Marine Division, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir is an epic story of survival, courage, and ingenuity. Their exploits are well known—wove...

Chosin

Eric Hammel

2007

It was 1950, a brutally cold November in North Korea, and the war seemed all but over. And then a force of nearly 70,000 Chinese "volunteers" crossed the Yalu River, encircling the 30,000 United Natio...

35th Anniversary, the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea

Chosin Few (Association)

1985

East of Chosin

Roy Edgar Appleman

2002

"Well written and meticulously researched ... East of Chosin is military history at its best". -- Harry G. Summers, Jr., Washington Post Book World

Hue 1968

Mark Bowden

2017

Gripping account of the bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive and the Vietnam War's turning point.

Soviet storm

Mike Lepine

2016

Soviet Storm tells the complete story of the War on the Eastern Front, profiling the epic campaigns and battles, revealing the tactics employed by both sides and exposing the true horrors of a conflic...

Howards End

E. M. Forster

1910

Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensi...

Het Achterhuis

Anne Frank

1944

Het Achterhuis is de titel van het dagboek van Anne Frank (1929-1945) voor het eerst uitgegeven op 25 juni 1947. Het is genoemd naar het onderduikpand Het Achterhuis op de Prinsengracht en is het verh...

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

1880

Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as see...

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

1800

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

1817

Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows the...

Aeneis

Publius Vergilius Maro

1710

"A prose translation of Vergil's Aeneid with new illustrations and informational appendices"--Provided by publisher.