On Desperate Ground
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On Desperate Ground is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the brutal Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War through vivid narrative history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Desperate Ground canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8448417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Desperate Ground Context triple: [Hampton Sides, notableWork, On Desperate Ground]
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A.
Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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B.
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground is a fast-paced political thriller novel by Jack Higgins involving high-stakes espionage and international intrigue.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Desperate Landscapes
Desperate Landscapes is a home-improvement television show focused on dramatic front-yard and curb-appeal makeovers.
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E.
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth is a large-scale abstract painting by American artist Mark Bradford that confronts themes of race, history, and urban change through layered, collaged materials and expressive mark-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Desperate Ground Target entity description: On Desperate Ground is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the brutal Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War through vivid narrative history.
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A.
Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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B.
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground is a fast-paced political thriller novel by Jack Higgins involving high-stakes espionage and international intrigue.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Desperate Landscapes
Desperate Landscapes is a home-improvement television show focused on dramatic front-yard and curb-appeal makeovers.
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E.
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth is a large-scale abstract painting by American artist Mark Bradford that confronts themes of race, history, and urban change through layered, collaged materials and expressive mark-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Hampton Sides ⓘ |
| awarded | Marine Corps Heritage Foundation award (book category) ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
brutal winter conditions at Chosin Reservoir
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encirclement of UN forces by Chinese troops ⓘ fighting withdrawal to Hungnam ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Chinese People’s Volunteer Army offensive at Chosin Reservoir
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ X Corps (United States) withdrawal from Chosin Reservoir ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Wide Wide Sea (planned Hampton Sides book) ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative history
ⓘ
war history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385541152 ⓘ |
| hasSubjectPerson |
Chesty Puller
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Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Edward Almond ⓘ Oliver P. Smith ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage and sacrifice
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leadership in combat ⓘ strategic miscalculation in war ⓘ survival in extreme conditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | DS921.6 .C46 S53 2018 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | vivid narrative history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
character-driven military history
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detailed battlefield narrative ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 1022078790 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | On Desperate Ground ⓘ |
| partOf | Hampton Sides bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | In the Kingdom of Ice ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
Chosin Reservoir, North Korea
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linked to:
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
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| subject |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
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Korean War ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950
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Korean War ⓘ |
| usesSource |
archival research
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veteran interviews ⓘ |
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Subject: On Desperate Ground Description of subject: On Desperate Ground is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the brutal Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War through vivid narrative history.
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