Pork Chop Hill (book by S. L. A. Marshall)

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"Pork Chop Hill" is a nonfiction military history book by S. L. A. Marshall that recounts the brutal Korean War battle for the strategically marginal Pork Chop Hill outpost.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military history book
nonfiction book
war book
about Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group
surface form: Chinese People’s Volunteer Army

7th Infantry Division (United States)
surface form: United States Army 7th Infantry Division

armistice negotiations context
author S. L. A. Marshall
basedOn after-action reports
firsthand interviews with participants
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Chinese forces in the Korean War
United States Army infantry combat
trench warfare
describes Chinese human-wave attacks
brutal close-quarters fighting
casualties among U.S. infantry units
heavy artillery and mortar bombardment
logistical and evacuation challenges
night combat
focusesOn command and control in battle
cost-benefit of holding marginal terrain
infantry platoon and company actions
soldier morale under fire
tactical level combat
genre military history
nonfiction
war history
hasPerspective U.S. Army viewpoint
hasTitle Pork Chop Hill
influenced public perception of the Korean War
language English
mainSubject Battle of Pork Chop Hill
Korean War
narrativeStyle analytical
reportorial
notableFor critical examination of the value of holding Pork Chop Hill
detailed small-unit combat description
portrays disparity between political and tactical objectives
leadership decisions under fire
psychological strain on soldiers
strategically marginal outpost
relatedWork Pork Chop Hill (1959 film)
setInPeriod Korean War
setInYear 1953
settingLocation Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea

Pork Chop Hill outpost
timeSpanCovered limited to specific battles for Pork Chop Hill
workOf S. L. A. Marshall

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Battle of Pork Chop Hill associatedWork Pork Chop Hill (book by S. L. A. Marshall)
Pork Chop Hill (1959 film) basedOn Pork Chop Hill (book by S. L. A. Marshall)
this entity surface form: Pork Chop Hill by S. L. A. Marshall