Valleys of Death A Memoir of the Korean War |
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Author:
| Richardson, Bill Maurer, Kevin |
ISBN: | 978-0-425-23673-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Berkley Hardcover |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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A hard-fighting soldier's story-from the trenches of America's first battle in the Cold War. From the devastating counterattack at Unsan to the thirty-four months he spent in captivity-a period of years in which giving up surely meant dying-Col. Bill Richardson's instinct for leadership and stubborn will to survive saw him through one valley of death after the next.
Valleys of Death is a stirring story of survival and determination that offers a fascinating,...
More Description A hard-fighting soldier's story-from the trenches of America's first battle in the Cold War.
From the devastating counterattack at Unsan to the thirty-four months he spent in captivity-a period of years in which giving up surely meant dying-Col. Bill Richardson's instinct for leadership and stubborn will to survive saw him through one valley of death after the next. Valleys of Death is a stirring story of survival and determination that offers a fascinating, intimate look at the soldiers who fought America's first battle of the Cold War in the unvarnished words of one of their own. Richardson endured many long months of starvation, torture, sleep deprivation, and Chinese attempts at indoctrination, yet maintained defiance under conditions designed to break the mind, body, and spirit of men.