The Battle of Chosin
Season 29 Episode 4 | 1h 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Revisit this pivotal 1950 Korean War battle through the eyewitness accounts.
American-led United Nations troops were outnumbered and at risk of annihilation at the Chosin Reservoir by the sudden entrance of the People's Republic of China, led by Mao Zedong, into the five-month-old Korean War. The two-week battle that followed, fought in brutally cold temperatures, is one of the most celebrated in Marine Corps annals.
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The Battle of Chosin
Season 29 Episode 4 | 1h 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
American-led United Nations troops were outnumbered and at risk of annihilation at the Chosin Reservoir by the sudden entrance of the People's Republic of China, led by Mao Zedong, into the five-month-old Korean War. The two-week battle that followed, fought in brutally cold temperatures, is one of the most celebrated in Marine Corps annals.
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The Battle of Chosin, Chapter 1
First chapter, “The Battle of Chosin” premieres Nov. 1 at 9/8c on American Experience PBS. (9m 37s)
The story of a pivotal 1950 Korean War battle told through eyewitness accounts. (30s)
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