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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hampton Sides is an award-winning editor at large for Outside and the author of the bestselling histories In the Kingdom of Ice, Hellhound on His Trail, Blood and Thunder, and Ghost Soldiers.
General Oliver Prince Smith, photographed during World War II Marine Corps History Division
General Edward Almond, commander of X Corps MacArthur Memorial Library
General Douglas MacArthur (seated) and General Almond (right) follow the progress of the Inchon invasion from the deck of the USS Mount McKinley. MacArthur Memorial Library
Units of the First Marine Division, spearhead of the invasion, ascend the Inchon seawall. Marine Corps History Division
The Inchon beachhead expands one day after the amphibious landings. National Archives
General MacArthur congratulates General Smith on the success of the Inchon landings. MacArthur Memorial Library
Marines, carrying a wounded comrade, encounter sniper fire in the heart of Seoul. Marine Corps History Division
U.N. troops round up North Korean prisoners in downtown Seoul. Naval Historical Center
Lee Bae-suk as a young man in Korea Courtesy of the Lee family
President Truman and General MacArthur meet on the tarmac at Wake Island just before dawn. MacArthur Memorial Library
General Song Shi-lun, commander of the Ninth Army Group of the Chinese Communist forces Marine Corps History Division
At the cry of a bugle, Chinese soldiers mount an attack. Army Heritage and Education Center
Chinese prisoners, captured at Sudong, await interrogation. Marine Corps History Division
The Marines find a propaganda poster in an enemy bunker, en route to the Chosin Reservoir. Marine Corps History Division
General MacArthur scours the terrain during a reconnaissance flight over the Yalu River in late November 1950. MacArthur Memorial Library
Colonel Homer Litzenberg, commander of the First Marine Division’s Seventh Regiment Marine Corps History Division
General Charles Willoughby, MacArthur’s chief of intelligence MacArthur Memorial Library
Lieutenant Colonel Ray Murray, commander of the Fifth Regiment. Marine Corps History Division
Colonel Lewis “Chesty” Puller, commander of the First Regiment Marine Corps History Division
Private Hector Cafferata of Fox Company Marine Corps History Division
Lieutenant John Yancey of Easy Company MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
Captain William Barber, commander of Fox Company Marine Corps History Division
The Chosin Reservoir in winter National Archives
Aerial view of the village of Hagaru-ri. The airstrip, newly carved from the frozen ground, is visible in the center of the image. Marine Corps History Division
Advancing Marines halt as aviators provide close air support in the distant foothills. Marine Corps History Division
A Marine rocket team moves along a bitter cold ridgeline near Chosin Reservoir. Marine Corps History Division
The morning after the first night’s battle, the corpses of Chinese soldiers are strewn along the hills above Yudam-ni. Marine Corps History Division
Lieutenant Chew-Een Lee, the Chinese American platoon leader who trailblazed the overland route to relieve Fox Company Marine Corps History Division
Lieutenant Colonel Ray Davis, leader of the Fox Hill rescue mission Marine Corps History Division
Ensign Jesse Brown Naval Historical Center
Lieutenant Thomas Hudner Naval Historical Center
A squadron of Navy Corsairs, rimed with ice on a carrier in the Sea of Japan, await their next mission. Naval Historical Center
At Hagaru’s newly completed airstrip, a transport plane prepares to evacuate the Chosin wounded. Marine Corps History Division
Marines at Koto-ri collect the frozen corpses of their comrades. Marine Corps History Division
“Attacking in a different direction”: The Marines begin their withdrawal to the sea. Marine Corps History Division
An Army ambulance, riddled with Chinese bullets during its retreat from the mountains Marine Corps History Division
Exhausted Marines during a pause in the exodus Marine Corps History Division
A Marine, marching in solitude, is enveloped in snow. Marine Corps History Division
Marine engineers inspect the Funchilin Pass bridge after it was blown by the Chinese. Marine Corps History Division
Engineer Lieutenant Colonel John Partridge, chief architect of the bridge repair Marine Corps History Division
Thousands of North Korean civilian refugees await departure from the port of Hungnam. Marine Corps History Division
Evacuating Marines boardan amphibious vessel at Hungnam. Marine Corps History Division
Jesse Brown’s widow, Daisy, looks on as President Truman awards Tom Hudner the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1951 during a White House ceremony. National Archives
A bugler plays taps before freshly dug American graves at the Hungnam cemetery. Marine Corps History Division
Lieutenant John Yancey, recovering from facial injuries in a Japanese hospital, recounts his battle experience to a Navy representative. MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
Dr. Lee Bae-suk, with his wife, Mi-yong, at their home in Cincinnati in 2017 Hampton Sides
Private Ed Reeves, having recovered from his battlefield and frostbite wounds, photographed with his wife, Beverly, after their wedding in 1952 Army Heritage and Education Center
General Oliver Prince Smith, photographed after the Korean War Marine Corps History Division
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