Synopses & Reviews
July 1953. The Korean War had become a bloody stalemate. Peace was imminent but-as bitter fighting continued-each soldier could only ask himself, would he be the last to die? Despite this, a small group of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division fought back the Chinese Army on Pork Chop Hill. In round-the-clock counterattacks, devastating artillery assaults, and vicious hand-to-hand fighting, the Korean War's final, hellish chapter played out-while truce negotiations dragged on.
On Hallowed Ground uses previously classified documents and never-before-told accounts by the soldiers and medics whose extraordinary heroism held "the Chop" to reveal, for the first time, the full story of the greatest test of U.S. soldiers' resolve since Valley Forge.
Synopsis
The true story of the final and most courageous battle of the Korean War, illustrated throughout.
About the Author
Bill McWilliams, a 1955 graduate of West Point and an Air Force officer, flew 128 combat missions in Vietnam. He was also a flight instructor at the Air Force Academy and served with the 8th U.S. Army in Seoul, Korea. He is the author of A Return to Glory and numerous newspaper and magazine articles.