Retreat Hell” is just part of a quotation. Two classic Marine quotes came out of the Chosin Reservoir battles:
“We’re surrounded.
That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them.
Now we can fire in any direction,
those bastards won’t get away this time!”
[Brigadier General Chesty Puller]
“Retreat, hell!
We’re attacking in a different direction!”
[Major General Oliver Smith]
Some absolutely heroic actions were commonplace in the Chosin Reservoir fighting. Some of them are shown from time to time on the Military Channel or American Heroes Channel.
Read The Boys of Autumn.