Valleys of death
Subtitle: a memoir of the Korean War
By: William (Bill) Richardson with Kevin Maurer
Contributors: Maurer, Kevin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Berkley Caliber
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780425236734
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Prisoners and prisons; American Personal narratives; Soldiers; Biography; Korean War, 1950-1953
Description: From the devastating counterattack at Unsan to the thirty-four months he spent in captivity-a period of years in which giving up surely meant dying-Col. Bill Richardson's instinct for leadership and stubborn will to survive saw him through one valley of death after the next. Valleys of Death is a stirring story of survival and determination that offers a fascinating, intimate look at the soldiers who fought America's first battle of the Cold War in the unvarnished words of one of their own.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: War --; title: Forming the battalion --; title: Movement to the Far East --; title: Pusan --; title: Baptism of fire --; title: Dark days of summer --; title: Tide turns --; title: Pursuit to the 38th parallel --; title: The general --; title: We can't hold the bridge --; title: Trapped --; title: Dying one by one --; title: Breakout --; title: Capture and escape --; title: Death march --; title: Valley of the shadow of death --; title: Reminiscent of Andersonville --; title: The morgue --; title: Truman's running dogs --; title: Preparation for escape --; title: The last year --; title: Freedom --; title: Epilogue.