The Marines of Autumn

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Summary: You can feel the cold.
Review: I am the son of a career Marine and one of my memories of childhood is the murals inside the movie theatre at MCAS New River. I knew little about the Korean War when I was seven but I vividly remember seeing the mural depicting Marines at the Chosin Reservoir and understanding how tough they really were. I really like James Brady as an author and he does a very good job in showing the cold and fatigue the combatants endured during the campaign. The strongpoints of the book are its character development and the descriptions of the environment as Winter approaches. This book may not appeal to fans of template thrillers but as a novel of man vs. man vs. nature it is an excellent work.