num_pages: 238
description: Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative, page-turning story of a Marine rifle company in the uncertain early days of the Korean War. His powerful descriptions of close combat on the snow-covered mountains of Chosin Reservoir and of the survival spirit of his Marines provide a gritty real-life view of frontline warfare. As a lieutenant who was with them from first muster, Owen was in a unique position to see the hastily assembled mix of regulars and raw reservists harden into a superb company known as Baker-One-Seven. His fast-moving narrative describes enemy night assaults, foxhole fights, patrols through Chinese lines, and dramatic examples of Medal of Honor gallantry, and he supports his account with tales from other survivors.
language: English
title: Colder than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
titlecomplete: Colder than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
genres: Biography, War, Leadership, Memoir, Nonfiction, American History, Military History, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 572
places: Korean War
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Audio Nonfiction (Finalist)
publisher: Naval Institute Press