The Running Wounded: A Personal Memory of the Korean War - Softcover

William W. Day

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0962565024 ISBN 13: 9780962565021

Publisher: Big Bend Press, 1990

Synopsis

A young man joins the local National Guard unit in a small Wyoming town to fulfill his military obligation and yet remain at home with his bride and infant daughter. But then, on June 25, 1950, North Korean troops swoop into South Korea. The United States becomes a part of a United Nations' response. And the young man's National Guard unit is activated almost immediately for service in Korea. The young artilleryman finds himself in the midst of some of the most intense fighting of the Korean war-the Chinese spring offensive of 1951. And he begins a desperate struggle to survive, to do his duty, and to return home to his loved ones. But when he does return home, he discovers that the combat experience was only the beginning of his struggle-a struggle to come to terms with death, destruction and the unfairness of war. This is that man's story. It's a story of violence, love, frustration, faith, horror and gratitude. It's a story of the almost ignored military history of the Korean War from the time of General Douglas MacArthur's replacement through January of 1952. It's the story of soldiers trying to deal with danger and death while peace negotiations proceed at an agonizingly slow pace. It's the story of famous battles such as Bloody Ridge, Punch Bowl, and Yoke Ridge. And it's the story of the effects of war on the people who must participate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Big Bend Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0962565024
• ISBN 13: 9780962565021
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272