December 1951Communist and United Nations forces oppose each other along the 38th parallel in Korea. with peace talks underway at Panmunjam, and the war grinding to a frozen standstill, Staff Sergeant William R. Kidd wants just two things: to do his job and keep himslf and his soldiers alive. Neither will be easy. Despite static front-lines, life holds man dangers for the soldiers in Sergeant Kidd's platoon. Mines, booby traps, artillery, snipers, friendly fire, incompetent officers and bungled patrols all take their toll.
More than historical document, more than novel, Call To Duty chronicles America's first political war in the vivid words of a soldier who lived it.