“The toughest fighting was in a three-mile beachead at the chewed-up port of Hungnam. There the U.S
X Corps had escaped from a Chinese trap and was piling aboard a fleet of Victory and Liberty ships.”
The U.S. Navy had a strong presence off shore to cover the American withdrawal.
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A Christmas Far from Home: An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival during the Korean War
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