Forgotten Valor: A Novel of the Korean War by Richard Thomas Lane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first in a series. Jonas Stuyvesant is a Lt. in the US Army serving in Korea in 1950. A harsh and violent time in a dangerous place. Jonas and his platoon come face to face with an unstoppable and overwhelming force of the Soviets. They were not supposed to be there, but now they are cutting down Americans in their attacks. Jonas leads his men on a retreat south, trying not to lose anyone along the way. When they reach the sea, they will have to make a choice between fight and flight.
Gritty and rough in its honesty, this book does not pull its punches of the visceral horrors and beauty that our men experienced in Korea. As a former USAF airman, I am always interested in these types of stories and this book was extremely well written. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes war stories as well as historical fiction.


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