First edition paperback. Signed and inscribed by author.

Accordion War: Korea 1951 — Life and Death in a Marine Rifle Company is a graphic, non-fiction biographical account written by Charles Hughes.Book SummaryThe book details the first-person combat experiences of a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman attached to a frontline Marine rifle company.The Timeline: It focuses specifically on the most violent "blitzkrieg phase" spanning the first third of the three-year-long Korean War.The Setting: The true narrative tracks the young Marines of How Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Regiment, First Marine Division as they face intense combat under grueling weather conditions in the rugged mountains of the Korean peninsula.The Theme: Beyond detailing tactical combat operations, the narrative serves as a deeper meditation on brotherhood, courage, and the devastating cost of war.