Valleys of Death: A Memoir of the Korean War

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A hard-fighting soldiers story-from the trenches of Americas first battle in the Cold War. From the devastating counterattack at Unsan to the thirty-four months he spent in captivity-a period of years in which giving up surely meant dying-Col. Bill Richardsons instinct for leadership and stubborn will to survive saw him through one valley of death after the next. Valleys of Death is a stirring story of survival and determination that offers a fascinating intimate look at the soldiers who fought Americas first battle of the Cold War in the unvarnished words of one of their own. Richardson endured many long months of starvation torture sleep deprivation and Chinese attempts at indoctrination yet maintained defiance under conditions designed to break the mind body and spirit of men.