{"title":"Michael P. Slater","description":"\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL P. SLATER is a U.S. Marine officer, Gulf War veteran, and the author of \u003cem\u003eHills of Sacrifice: The 5th RCT in Korea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a foreword by Lieutenant General Alpha Bowser and a comprehensive list of unit casualties. Slater’s research began with the death of his wife’s uncle, Sergeant Ernest Malcolm (Sonny) Calhau, killed in Korea on March 23, 1951 and buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, and expanded to cover the entire 5th Regimental Combat Team’s first year of combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael P. Slater’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hills-of-sacrifice","title":"Hills of Sacrifice: The 5th RCT in Korea","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is a moving account of a premier Army unit during one of the Nation's most costly, yet least remembered, wars. Battle action is seen through the eyes of the men who endured those horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 5th Regimental Combat Team was unique in many respects. Not only was it the last U.S. occupation force to depart peaceful Korea in 1949, it was among the earliest elements to return to that war torn country within the year. Moreover, the Hawaiian \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eregiment \u003c\/span\u003ewas proud of its unusually diverse cultural and ethnic blend. As a separate RCT, the 5th was assigned, over \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003ecourse of the war, to the majority of Divisions in the US Eighth Army. It fought with the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e1st \u003c\/span\u003eCavalry, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, 3rd, 24th, 25th, 40th, and 45th Infantry Divisions. Woven into this saga is \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003efateful journey of a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eyoung \u003c\/span\u003esoldier from Hawaii and the agony of the family who lost a son defending the liberty of a people he knew not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 5th RCT stands in the annals of military history among America's most storied regiments such as the 442nd Go For Broke, 27th Wolfhounds and the 5th Marines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIllustrated with hundreds of photographs, many of them by the acclaimed combat photographer, Al Chang. Also includes a comprehensive list of unit casualties and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eForeword written by LTGEN \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlpha \u003c\/span\u003eBowser, G-3, 1st Marine Division, Korea 1950-1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681624400\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681624402\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Michael P. Slater","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43456726204632,"sku":"9781563115882","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43456726237400,"sku":"9781681624402","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/HillsofSacrifice_FChigh_mockup_v2_1667317284_9024d9bd-d004-43f0-abd8-817d0108df60.jpg?v=1791057315"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-michael-p-slater.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}