The Battle of Chosin

Typical Leftist Crap, listen to the woe is me cello music in the background. The Korea War was the USA's attempt to free Korea without using atomic bombs. They left that part out. This is another leftist, anti-American rant camouflaged as a documentary. China invaded Korea, and we helped to the best of our resources to free Korea because Japan was next.... this film is garbage with its woe is me, hand me a tissue please narrator.

A moving account largely drawn from personal stories of mostly US soldiers involved in what was described as one the worst battles for any Marine battalion. What was initially an ill-advised push to the Chinese Border ended up in a bloody and frozen retreat. Finally a Korean documentary worth watching.

After watching this documentary, it brought back memories of a cleaning custodian I knew who told me a story about his experience at Chosin. I didn't think too much of it at the time until I saw this documentary last night. It brought back the horrors of this battle as he told them to me. He told me about a charge by the Chinese where one of their colonels kept charging at him with a sword even though he had been mortally wounded. It is worthwhile watching to see this 'forgotten war' and appreciate what some men had to do for protecting freedom and democracy during a time of when people were afraid of communist imperialism.

November 1950. Allied forces under General MacArthur have driven North Korean forces clear across the peninsular, to the point that the Allies are about to reach the Yalu River, Korea's border with China. In the vanguard of these forces is the US 1st Marine Division, camped around the Chosin Reservoir in preparation to renew the attack. Then, on 27 November, China entered the war through a surprise attack on Allied forces. The 1st Marine Division was soon facing overwhelming odds and was in danger of being entirely wiped out.

Superb documentary. The Korean War does not get much coverage in documentaries, and undeservedly so. The Battle of Chosin was a crucial battle in that war - the delay caused by the 1st Marine Division's rear guard action slowed the Chinese advance and may well have insured the Allies retained a foothold in Korea. South Korea's existence thus owes much to the efforts of all the Allied soldiers who fought in this battle.

Well made. Good use of archival footage and the interviews with combatants from the battle are insightful and often emotional.

Shows well the harrowing ordeal the battle was. The conditions under which the battle was fought may well have been the worst any battle has been fought in - freezing cold, causing almost as many non-battle casualties as battle casualties.

An edifying and emotional experience.

7/16/18. A decently made documentary about one of the biggest battles to take place during the Korean War. Amazing how easily we forget about what went on during these wars. Then again, it happened over 60 years ago! It is one of the Marines' most important battles. In a deliberate retrograde movement the Marines turned and fought their way down a narrow vulnerable road through several mountain passes and a bridged chasm until they reached transport ships waiting at the coast. Good thing there were still veterans alive to give first-hand accounts. For war buffs.