Jeff Shaara, “The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War”

The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveting new novel, which tells the dramatic story of one of the deadliest campaigns in the annals of combat: the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Written with the propulsive force Shaara brings to all his novels of combat and courage, “The Frozen Hours” transports us to the critical moment in the history of America’s “Forgotten War,” when the fate of the Korean peninsula lay in the hands of a brave band of brothers battling both the elements and a determined, implacable foe.