The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead

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The time is 1950, and the Korean War hangs in the balance. Descended from a long line of soldiers, Henry enlists in the marines and arrives in Korea on the eve of the brutal seventeen-day battle of the Chosin Reservoir-the turning point of the war-completely unprepared for the forbidding... read more

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Lew Devine
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Jean Carol
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Korea

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This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)

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Robert Olmstead (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2012
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Page Count: 304

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Dewey: 813

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
Books › Romance › Historical

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