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The frozen hours : a novel of the Korean War  Cover Image Book Book

The frozen hours : a novel of the Korean War / Jeff Shaara.

Shaara, Jeff, 1952- (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780345549228
  • ISBN: 0345549228
  • Physical Description: xxvii, 525 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York Ballantine Books, [2017]
Subject: Korean War, 1950-1953 > Fiction.
Genre: War stories.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Albright Memorial Library FICTION SHAARA (Text) 50686015217701 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION SHAARA (Text) 50688010701564 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION SHAARA (Text) 50688090007049 Browsing Available -
Valley Community Library FICTION SHAARA (Text) 50690011121214 Adult Fiction Available -


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