Colder Than Hell

Colder than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir (1996) is a Korean War memoir by U.S. Marine second lieutenant Joseph R. Owen about the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (1950).[1][2][3][4] Owen commanded the mortar platoon for Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Owen would receive a Silver Star for events described on 27 November 1950.[5] It includes the actions for which Archie Van Winkle and Ray Davis received the Medal of Honor, and the exploits of Kurt Chew-Een Lee the first Marine officer of Asian descent.[6]

The audiobook version, released in 1999 and narrated by Richard Rohan, was recognized by Publishers Weekly as among the best of the year.[7]

Notes

1. Jeff Kojac (July–August 1997). "Review: Colder Than Hell". Military Review. LXXVII (4): 158.CS1 maint: date format (link)
2. "Review: Colder Than Hell". Infantry. United States Army Infantry School. 88 (1): 51–52. 1998.
3. "Review: Colder Than Hell". Publishers Weekly. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
4. Owen, Joseph R. (1996). Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557506603.
5. "Joseph R. Owen". Military Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
6. William Yardley (March 10, 2014). "Kurt Chew-Een Lee, Singular Marine, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020. Among other books, his exploits are recounted in “Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir” (1996), by Joseph R. Owen.
7. John Zinsser (January 3, 2000). "Listen Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25.