Pork chop hill : the American fighting man in action Korea, Spring, 1953 / by S.L.A. Marshall; maps and drawings by H. Garver Miller.

Index: p. 233-243.

Compared to Gettysburg or the Ardennes, the battle for Pork Chop Hill is hardly more than a skirmish. But to the men of the 7th Infantry Division, it contained all the heroism and sacrifice which characterized the bloody mountain fighting of the Korean War. The action began on April 16, 1953 and lasted 48 hours. Faced with human wave attacks by a determined and skillful Red Chinese force many times its size, the defenders fought a brutal hand to hand battle. The enemy controlled the high ground, artillery fire rained on the reserve forces, and it was only exceptional courage which held the line.

Contents: On arsenal hill -- Loss of an outpost -- Attack and repulse -- Stumble to victory -- Overture -- The easy patrol -- All of king's men -- Love alone -- Into the alligator's jaws -- Double ambush -- The incredible patrol -- Hexed patrol -- Doomed patrol -- The fight at Snook.