**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
Hold Back the Night
โ Scribed by Frank, Pat
- Book ID
- 109721226
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062421821
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โฆ 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...
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