Valleys of Death : A Memoir of the Korean War

by Richardson, Bill; Maurer, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780425236734
• ISBN10: 0425236730
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-07
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Summary

A hard-fighting soldier's story-from the trenches of America's first battle in the Cold War. 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 Deathis 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. Richardson endured many long months of starvation, torture, sleep deprivation, and Chinese attempts at indoctrination, yet maintained defiance under conditions designed to break the mind, body, and spirit of men.

Author Biography

Colonel William (Bill) Richardson, U.S.A. (Ret.) and his wife Claire have been married for 56 years and have five children. They live in North Carolina. Kevin Maurer is an award-winning reporter who also lives in North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
War	p. 1
Forming the Battalion	p. 17
Movement to the Far East	p. 31
Pusan	p. 45
Baptism of Fire	p. 53
Dark Days of Summer	p. 63
Tide Turns	p. 87
Pursuit to the 38th Parallel	p. 101
The General	p. 119
We Can't Hold the Bridge	p. 137
Trapped	p. 153
Dying One by One	p. 167
Breakout	p. 183
Capture and Escape	p. 197
Death March	p. 207
Valley of the Shadow of Death	p. 217
Reminiscent of Andersonville	p. 237
The Morgue	p. 253
Truman's Running Dogs	p. 265
Preparation for Escape	p. 281
The Last Year	p. 291
Freedom	p. 299
Epilogue	p. 319
Index	p. 325
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