George-3-7th Marines: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines

Nicholson, Jim

ISBN 10: 1426947828 / ISBN 13: 9781426947827

Published by Trafford on Demand Pub, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: George-3-7th Marines: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines
• Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426947828
• ISBN 13: 9781426947827
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the four years of the Korean War, America lost almost 54,000 men, roughly the same number who lost their lives in Vietnam, yet this war has almost disappeared into American history as the "Forgotten War". George-3-7th Marines tells a story of the bloody Marine infantry campaigns fought in the deadly mountain ranges of Korea; it is a story told by the men who fought there-and died anonymously-in an unknown and bloody war. The never-before-told tales of the battle-hardened Marines of G-3-7 were collected and recorded by one of their own. Described by those who experienced the action firsthand, these accounts blend the shocking details of savage, bloody, killing with gentle, almost heartbreaking prose seldom seen in a chronicle of war. Jim Nicholson paints a brutally accurate picture of America and the Valhalla culture that shaped the toughness of soldiers in the fifties. He examines the events and mistakes that led to a collision of the free world with the rapidly expanding Communist military machine. He reminds us that history does, in fact, show clearly that the sacrifice of young American boys saved the South Koreans, who now live freely in their beautiful "Land of the Morning Calm".

About the Author

Jim Nicholson, also known as Nick the BAR man, is a natural-born storyteller and medical doctor. As a marine infantryman during the Korean War, he belongs to the small group of men who carried a Browning Automatic Rifle through five major campaigns and lived to tell the story.