On the 75th anniversary of the legendary Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Steve Vogel tells the little-known story of the Army soldiers who gave all during the Korean War’s most consequential battle and then were denigrated for their sacrifice. A Task Force Called Faith delivers a fresh perspective on Chosin, where 150,000 Chinese soldiers trapped 20,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers in the frozen mountains of North Korea in November and December of 1950. For seven decades, the Marines who successfully broke out from Chosin have been justly hailed as heroes, but the Army soldiers who fought alongside them have been reviled as cowards. In A Task Force Called Faith, Steve Vogel sets the record straight. What he’s learned is the culmination of twenty-five years of digging into the story, first as a reporter for The Washington Post and now as a leading military historian.
Lyons Press is proud to announce the November 25, 2025 release of A Task Force Called Faith by Steve Vogel.
Press Release"Superb ... Author Steve Vogel has written a masterful Korean War history of the 31st Infantry Regimental Combat Team and Task Force Faith during their terrible five-day battle east of the Chosin Reservoir in 1950. ... Vogel has rescued the 31st RCT from a distorted history and shines a light on the valor of these superb infantry soldiers!
Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, US Army (Ret.), recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, two Silver Stars, and three Purple Heart medals, NBC News commentator.
“Steve Vogel's account of the annihilation of a U.S. Army task force in Korea is the most moving, most agonizing, most instructive story of war I have ever read. Prodigiously researched over two decades and masterfully written, A Task Force Called Faith reveals the suffering and heroism of field officers and grunts who were falsely accused of cowardice. This is a revelatory read for anyone interested in how the United States fights its many wars.”
Blaine Harden, author of Escape from Camp 14
“Steve Vogel has masterfully told this story, detailing a period as desperate as any in the annals of American arms. Through superb storytelling and thorough research, Vogel transports the reader to the Frozen Chosin. You can almost smell the napalm and cordite. Snow, ice, . . . hand-to-hand combat, 30-below-zero weather, with hope only residing in the intrepid soldiers who experienced it. I highly recommend it.”
Patrick K. O’Donnell, military historian and bestselling author of Give Me Tomorrow and The Unvanquished
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Steve Vogel is the author of Betrayal in Berlin, Through the Perilous Fight and The Pentagon: A History. He was a reporter for the Washington Post for more than two decades, writing frequently about the military and veterans. Based overseas from 1989 through 1994 and reporting for the Post and Army Times, he covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War, and subsequently reported on military operations in Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. Vogel also covered the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and its subsequent reconstruction. He lives in the Washington metro area.
Chosin Few
October 4, 2025
Steve will speak at the Chosin Few national reunion in Arlington, Va.
Politics and Prose
November 23, 2025
Steve will speak about A Task Force Called Faith at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
National Museum of the United States Army
November 23, 2025
Steve will give a virtual talk for the National Museum of the United States Army.
