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Hampton Sides

October 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us for an evening with New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice, Hampton Sides. His latest book, On Desperate Ground is a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War
On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of UN troops in Korea, convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the war.
Hampton Sides’ superb account of this epic clash relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of Marines and Koreans who survived the siege. While expertly detailing the follies of the American leaders, On Desperate Ground is an immediate, grunt’s-eye view of history, enthralling in its narrative pace and powerful in its portrayal of what ordinary men are capable of in the most extreme circumstances.
Hampton Sides is an award-winning editor of Outside and the author of the bestselling histories Hellhound on his Trial, Blood and Thunder, and Ghost Soldiers.
This event is free and open to the public. On Desperate Ground is currently available at Magic City Books.

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Date:
October 26, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Magic City Books
221 E. Archer St.
Tulsa, OK 74103 United States
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