4/4: Unfinished Christmas tragedy: 4/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story -- The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company Kindle Edition by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author)
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🗓️ 25 December 2022
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4/4: Unfinished Christmas tragedy: 4/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story -- The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company Kindle Edition by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story-ebook/dp/B004BKJB9Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1669241951&sr=1-1
After storming ashore at Inchon and fighting house-to-house in Seoul, George Company, one of America'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 didn't realize it then, but they were soon to become crucial to the battle-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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| 0:58.4 | The most amazing part of this is that as in any thrilling Hollywood movie, |
| 1:05.8 | there is a break in a bridge over a 2,000-foot drop in a ca- in a cauldron on the way down. |
| 1:15.5 | The bridge has been blown by the- by the Chinese and the North Koreans, |
| 1:20.9 | knowing that the Marines were going to try to make their escape. |
| 1:23.5 | This was a trap of traps. |
| 1:25.6 | How do they make that bridge? How do they cross it, Patrick? |
| 1:29.3 | This is an incredible story. |
| 1:30.6 | I mean, this thing is nearly almost a half a mile deep, |
| 1:35.3 | sheer drop down into this abyss. |
| 1:39.8 | It's several mini yards long that they have to somehow span this chasm. |
| 1:47.7 | It looks to be impossible. |
| 1:49.4 | But I'll note that the Marines are actually advancing as they like to say they're advancing |
| 1:54.4 | in a different direction and they're chewing up these Chinese armies that are surrounding them. |
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