Retreat, Hell! We're Just Attacking in Another Direction by Jim Wilson

Retreat, Hell! We're Just Attacking in Another Direction: The Epic Story of the 1st Marines in Korea, by Jim Wilson
William Morrow and Company, 1988
349 pages, plus 16 pages of b&w photos, no index

Description:
On Saturday, June 24, 1950, a TEletype machine in the code room of the State Department in Washington, DC spewed out the information that North Korea had suddenly invaded South Korea. This is the epic story of how, within ninety days, the 1st Marine Division wa assembled in California-mostly from retreads of World WAr II-and shipped immediately to Korea.

Following the successful landing at Inchon, the 1st Marines were given the task of advancing through high mountain passes covered with ice and snow to the Chosin REservoir near the Yalu River. In their own words, here are never-before-told stories of hundreds of survivors of the 1st Marines who were suddenly confronted by an enemy that was not supposed to be there - seven divisions of experienced, well-armed Chinese soldiers.

In what remains as one of history's truly great feats of arms, the 1st Marines turned around and fought their way back through the Chinese to the sea, bringing with them most of their dead and all of their wounded.

Heroism, sacrifice, valor: This is the true story of gallant men.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Cable 925
2. Operation Yo-Yo
3. A New Enemy
4. The Reservoir
5. Yudam-ni
6. North Ridge
7. Charlie arrives
8. Retreat, Hell!
9. A Night of Fire
10. Hell Fire Valley
11. On to Koto-Ri
12. The Sea and Safety
Postscript