BAKER BANDITS Korea's Band of Brothers

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Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Features
1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Subjects
History & Military
ISBN
9781612008981
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1612008984
ISBN-13
9781612008981
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038388576

Product Key Features

Book Title
Baker Bandits : Korea's Band of Brothers
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Korean War, Asia / General, Military / United States, Military
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Cynthia Shelton
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-300154
Reviews
The accounts give an intensely personal look at [the marines'] experiences in the war, interspersed with historical narrative and sobering lists of casualties., ...an invaluable and singularly appreciated addition to community, college, and university library 20th Century American Military History collections in general, and Korean War supplemental curriculum studies lists in particular. , The accounts include writings by officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men, all of whom shared the terrible experiences of the Korean War together. This method of organizing the book is unusual, but it works well here, with a natural flow to the narrative due to careful editing and ordering. The veterans of the Korean War are almost all gone now. While their war was smaller in scope, their actions and service deserve to be remembered.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
951.90420922
Table Of Content
IntroductionAll We Wanted Was To Be MarinesPusan PerimeterInchon Kimpo Wosan Sept/Oct 1950Chosin Reservoir Campaign Nov/Dec 1950Bean Patch Jan 1950Guerilla Hunts Begin Jan-Feb 1951Ha-Hoe-DongHwachon--Hill 313 April 1951Hill 907 June 1951The Road Back HomeReconnecting 40 Years LaterB-1-5 Honored Dead in the Korean WarIndex of ContributorsIndex
Synopsis
An anthology of first-hand accounts of the Baker Bandits - Marines on the front line of battle during the Korean War., An anthology of first-hand accounts of the Baker Bandits - Marines on the front line of battle during the Korean War. B-1-5 was a unique company in the Korean War. The Baker Bandits fought at Inchon, Naktong, Chosin Reservoir, Guerrilla Hunts and the many numbered hills. They inspired one B Company Commander, Gen. Charlie Cooper, to the extent that when he became Commanding General of the Marines First Division in 1977, his time with B-1-5 inspired his "Band Of Brothers Leadership Principles" used widely in the Corps for many years. Emmett Shelton was a 19-year-old Marine Reservist in 1950. He was called to duty after graduating Austin High School and, within six months, he was a rifleman in Korea. The Korean winter of 1950 was brutal and Emmett was evacuated shortly after Chosin due to frostbite. After the war, Emmett got on with life, then in the 1980s he attended a Chosin Few Reunion. He was overwhelmed by a need to reconnect with his old Company, his Baker Bandits.Emmett tracked down B Company members one-by-one and started a newsletter, The Guidon , to share stories and reconnect. For 20 years Emmett published The Guidon , monthly. The contributing readership grew to a high of 300, including a number of young B Company Marines fighting in Afghanistan. The Baker Bandits brings together firsthand accounts from The Guidon , written by the men of B-1-5 about their time in Korea: their battles, their fallen commanders, death in the foxhole, lost platoons, injuries, and what happened to them after the war.
LC Classification Number
DS921.6

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