๐”– Bobbio Scriptorium
โœฆ   LIBER   โœฆ

Hold Back the Night

โœ Scribed by Frank, Pat


Book ID
109721226
Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2016
Tongue
English
Weight
503 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780062421821

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

โœฆ Synopsis


From the author of the classic Alas Babylon comes this riveting story of a Marine captain and his soldiers and their arduous, difficult retreat from Changjin Reservoir to Hungnam during the Korean War--a stirring portrait of courage and sacrifice, now back in print.

"These are not stragglers, sir. This is Dog Company..."

In Pat Frank's classic 1951 war novel, one-hundred-twenty-six soldiers commence their long, harrowing journey at Changjin Reservoir during the height of the Korean War, but few will survive the grueling fight and eventually reach Hungnam. Vividly bringing to life the bravery, daring, and turmoil a unit of soldiers endures, Hold Back the Night reveals their gripping stories...

Captain Mackenzie, commander of Dog Company, not only bears the responsibility for victory or defeat, but also feels the full weight of the emotional toll that the war inevitably takes on him and his troops. His one consolation to inspire his band of soldiers to...


๐Ÿ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES


cover
โœ Taylor, Abra ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 1983 ๐Ÿ› Fontana Paperbacks ๐ŸŒ English โš– 173 KB

**A soaring love only the heart can see ... an unforgettable portrait.** Didi Le Basque, daughter of the great artist Le Basque, falls for one of his students, Sander, who is blinded in an accident for which Didi feels responsible. Didi gets pregnant and to get money for the baby, she s

cover
โœ Sean Lynch ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2021 ๐Ÿ› Pinnacle Books ๐ŸŒ English โš– 234 KB

**Three unsuspecting women. Two escaped convicts. One shocking night of escalating terror. From acclaimed crime writer and law enforcement veteran Sean Lynch . . .** **HOLD BACK THE NIGHT** It begins with a spark. A simple act of carelessness that ignites the autumn grass of the Sierra Nevadas.

cover
โœ Baron, Adam; Baron, Adam ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2017 ๐Ÿ› Canelo Books ๐ŸŒ English โš– 170 KB
cover
โœ Baron, Adam ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2017 ๐Ÿ› Canelo Books ๐ŸŒ English โš– 170 KB
cover
โœ Blackwell, Axel ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2019 ๐ŸŒ English โš– 146 KB ๐Ÿ‘ 2 views

"4:23 a.m. The phone rings. The officer on the other end says, "It's a bad one, Darren. Can you come?" Darren McDaniel has worked dozens of homicides in his years as a detective. It's a dark and gritty business, and he's prepared to handle whatever it throws at him. Or so he once believed.The pre-te

cover
โœ Jessica Moor ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ› Manilla Press ๐ŸŒ English โš– 229 KB