{"product_id":"baker-bandits-cynthia-shelton-9781612008981","title":"Baker Bandits: Korea's Band of Brothers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB-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. They inspired 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-1-5 inspired his \"Band Of Brothers Leadership Principles\" used widely in the Corps for many years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmmett 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmmett tracked down B Company members one-by-one and started a newsletter, \u003ci\u003eThe Guidon\u003c\/i\u003e, to share stories and reconnect. For 20 years Emmett published \u003ci\u003eThe Guidon\u003c\/i\u003e, monthly. The contributing readership grew to a high of 300, including a number of young B Company Marines fighting in Afghanistan. \u003ci\u003eThe Baker Bandits\u003c\/i\u003e brings together firsthand accounts from \u003ci\u003eThe Guidon\u003c\/i\u003e, written by the men of B-1-5 about their time in Korea: their battles, their fallen commanders, death in the foxhole, lost platoons, injuries, and what happened to them after the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612008984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612008981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Cynthia Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439833755903,"sku":"9781612008981","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d7e9370-9b37-4d1e-97c2-be9b5ff8c0bd.jpg?v=1777179499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baker-bandits-cynthia-shelton-9781612008981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}