Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story--The

Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story--The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company

â‚¬Å“What would you want if you could have any wish?â‚¬Â asked the photojournalist of the haggard, bloodied Marine before him. The Marine gaped at his interviewer. The photographer snapped his picture, which became the iconic Korean War image featured on this bookâ‚¬s jacket. â‚¬Å“Give me tomorrow,â‚¬Â he said at last.
After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or â‚¬Å“Bloody Georgeâ‚¬Â as they were knownâ‚¬"one of the Forgotten Warâ‚¬s most decorated yet unrecognized companiesâ‚¬"it was a wish that would not come true.
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This is the untold story of â‚¬Å“Bloody George,â‚¬Â a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nationâ‚¬s call to duty in 1950. This small band of menâ‚¬"a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhoodâ‚¬"were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill Americaâ‚¬s urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean Warâ‚¬s bloodiest battles.
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After storming ashore at Inchon and fighting house-to-house in Seoul, George Company, one of Americaâ‚¬s last units in reserve, found itself on the frozen tundra of the Chosin Reservoir facing elements of an entire division of Chinese troops. They didnâ‚¬t realize it then, but they were soon to become crucial to the battleâ‚¬"modern-day Spartans called upon to hold off ten times their number. Give Me Tomorrow is their unforgettable story of bravery and courage.
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Thoroughly researched and vividly told, Give Me Tomorrow is fitting testament to the heroic deeds of George Company. They will never again be forgotten.
Country USA
Brand Da Capo Press
Manufacturer Da Capo Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780306818011
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Da Capo Press
Manufacturer	Da Capo Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780306818011
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story--The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company

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