Author Steve Vogel has written a masterful Korean War history of the 31st Infantry Regimental Combat Team and Task Force Faith during their terrible five-day battle east of the Chosin Reservoir in 1950. Seven Chinese Regiments swarmed the three understrength US Army battalions in 20 degrees below zero weather. The cut-off courageous soldiers essentially destroyed two divisions of the Chinese 27th Army while suffering terrible losses with 85% of the RCT killed, wounded, or MIA. The terrible sacrifice of the 31st RCT enabled the survival of the brave Marines of 1st Mar Div who were able to break out to the south and the Navy evacuation at Hungnam. In a twist of fate, my dad, Colonel Bill McCaffrey, took command of the 385 survivors and reorganized and retrained the Regiment for a year of continued brutal combat. Vogel has rescued the 31st RCT from a distorted history and shines a light on the valor of these superb infantry soldiers. * Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, US Army (Ret.), recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses and NBC mili * Steve Vogel's account of the annihilation of a U.S. Army task force in Korea is the most moving, most agonizing, most instructive story of war I have ever read. Prodigiously researched over two decades and masterfully written, A Task Force Called Faith reveals the suffering and heroism of field officers and grunts who were falsely accused of cowardice. It also documents the vanity and incompetence of Americas most senior generals in the Korean War. This is a revelatory read for anyone interested in how the United States fights its many wars. * Blaine Harden, author of Escape from Camp 14 * "I encountered the remarkable story of Task Force Faith nearly twenty years ago when I interviewed some of its survivors, who had desperately fought against waves of Chinese soldiers on East Hill alongside the Marines of George Company I knew there was a powerful untold story waiting to be uncovered. Steve Vogel has masterfully told this story, detailing a period as desperate as any in the annals of American arms. Through superb storytelling and thorough research, Vogel transports the reader to the Frozen Chosin. You can almost smell the napalm and cordite. Snow, ice, hordes of Chinese soldiers, hand-to-hand combat, 30-below-zero weather, with hope only residing in the intrepid soldiers who experienced it. I highly recommend it. * Patrick K. ODonnell, military historian and bestselling author of Give Me Tomorrow and The Un * (Praise for Steve Vogels Betrayal in Berlin):
Swiftly moving, richly detailed As well paced as a le Carré novel, with deep insight into the tangled world of Cold War espionage. * Kirkus Reviews * This is a fascinating, fast-paced narrative, and Vogel is particularly well-suited to write it. * Washington Post * ExcellentMr. Vogels handling of his tale is original and rewardingmeticulously researched and full of vivid detail. * The Wall Street Journal * (Praise for Steve Vogels Through the Perilous Fight):
Complementing Donald R. Hickeys War of 1812 and Alan Taylors The Civil War of 1812, this title will contribute to making this war no longer one of our forgotten conflicts." * Library Journal * Very fine storytelling, impeccably researched . . . Through the Perilous Fight brings to life the fraught events of 1814 with compelling and convincing vigor. * Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of An Army at Dawn *
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