Disaster in Korea: The Chinese Confront MacArthur: 11 (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)

Well researched, well written. I've read a ton of Korean war history including Appleman's East of Chosin. Appleman does an admirable job of mixing the high level with the first-person-action viewpoints. His analysis is solid. I think he does a better job of it than SLA Marshall. I'm nitpicking - but more maps would have been helpful, and putting the maps closer to the related text would have been nice. I want to thank Mr. Appleman for taking the time to write about the 8th Army in Korea. They took a hell of a beating. It takes a ton of work to write a book like this and a casual observer might think, based on the relative number of volumes, that only the 1st Marine Division was fighting the Chinese in late 1950. But Appleman does the topic the justice it, and our beloved veterans, deserve. I highly recommend this book as required reading for any student of the Korean War.

Has information I need for my research on the Korean War

I had just read "We were Soldiers Once" and was impressed that a true war story could be so readable. So, I bought this. It may be excellent but I cannot force myself through the density.

Most histories of that first brutal winter revolve around Chosin.MacArthur's charge to the Yalu is often overlooked.But it's story is just as engaging as Chosin's.

It was a very fast paced read. Each chapter dealing with separate battles . An accurate account of the courage shown by Marines during the Korean War.