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a very personal look at one mans unit during the Korean War. It is not a book that speaks of the overall political or military movement concerning the Korean War
but rather one group of Marines and their particular experiences at one location during the Korean War. As such it a very personal look at war and what war can
do to people. The following paper offers a synopsis of the book and analyzes the changes the writer goes through in relationship to the war. Colder Than Hell
by Joseph Owen In many ways this work can be summed up in relationship to the development of one company during one particular aspect of the Korean War that occurred
at Chosin Reservoir, as the title suggests. It is a story that clearly does not begin with well seasoned military men but rather a story of the development of these
young men who were all but innocent enlisted men at the beginning of the story. For example, Owen notes that "The Na?ve, boyish Perkins, had turned out to be rock-solid
in combat, and he showed a steady hand when his squad leader, Corporal Burris, put him on the gun" (Owen, 2000; 154). In short, it is a story of these
men as they learned about being in the military, being in battle, dealing with death and killing, while also involving various aspects of military command. As a memoir the
most important element of this particular work involves the narrator, the author, and his own personal experiences. Through his time in war and his time in Korea he learned many
lessons as he ultimately grew up. For example, he learned that life is perhaps incredibly precious but also, at the very same time, incredibly unpredictable and without mercy perhaps. This
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