Overview
An anthology of first-hand accounts of the Baker Bandits - Marines on the front line of battle during the Korean War. B-1-5 was a unique company in the Korean War. The Baker Bandits fought at Inchon, Naktong, Chosin Reservoir, Guerrilla Hunts and the many numbered hills. Theyinspired one B Company Commander, Gen. Charlie Cooper to the extent that when he became Commanding General of the Marines First Division in 1977, his time with B-1-5inspired his ""Band Of Brothers Leadership Principles"" used widely in the Corps for many years. Emmett Shelton was a 19-year-old Marine Reservist in 1950. He was called to duty after graduating Austin High School and, within six months, he was a rifleman in Korea. The Korean winter of 1950 was brutal and Emmett was evacuated shortly after Chosin due to frostbite. After the war, Emmett got on with life, then in the 1980s he attended a Chosin Few Reunion. He was overwhelmed by a need to reconnect with his old Company, his Baker Bandits. Emmett tracked down B Company members one-by-one and started a newsletter, The Guidon, to share stories and reconnect. For 20 years Emmett published The Guidon, monthly. The contributing readership grew to a high of 300, including a number of young B Company Marines fighting in Afghanistan. Chosin Brothers brings together first-hand accounts from The Guidon, written by the men of B-1-5 about their time in Korea: their battles, their fallen commanders, deathin the foxhole, lost platoons, injuries and what happened to them after the war. AUTHOR: Cynthia Shelton is the daughter of Emmett Shelton, who served in Korea and died in 2015. She is compiling the stories of him and his unit and their time in Korea. 100 b/w photographs
Full Product Details
Author: Cynthia Shelton
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9781612008981
ISBN 10: 1612008984
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 24 August 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The accounts give an intensely personal look at [the marines'] experiences in the war, interspersed with historical narrative and sobering lists of casualties. -- Seapower
...an invaluable and singularly appreciated addition to community, college, and university library 20th Century American Military History collections in general, and Korean War supplemental curriculum studies lists in particular. -- Midwest Book Review The accounts give an intensely personal look at [the marines'] experiences in the war, interspersed with historical narrative and sobering lists of casualties. -- Seapower
Author Information
Cynthia Shelton is the daughter of Emmett Shelton, who served in Korea and died in 2015. She is compiling the stories of him and his unit and their time in Korea.
