The Fools Brigade: Bob Harm in the Korean War: The Puson Perimeter, The Battle of the Naktong Bulge, (Paperback) by Herb Marlow

9798588965859. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 160. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. "The Fools Brigade' is the prequel to "In Harm's Way." Before Bob Harm was a history teacher in Fremont, Nebraska in 1958 he was a Marine fighting in Korea. This Historical Fiction Novel follows Bob Harm from his entry into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1948 until his final voyage to discharge in 1952. The main battle Bob is involved in is the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea in the brutal winter of 1950. He led The Fools Brigade in keeping the Chinese Communists at bay until the Marine and Army units could escape to ships waiting in the harbor of Hungnam. Harm was a corporal when he landed at Puson in August 1950, and a captain when was invited to stay in the Corps when his discharge loomed, but he declined, knowing that he needed an education, he determined to go to college and one day teach history.