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Captured at the Imjin River: The Korean War Memoirs of a Gloster

By David Green

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Military
Year
2011
ISBN
1848846533, 9781848846531
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
586 kB (599944 bytes)
Pages
192\0
Time added
2021-07-23 09:23:53

Description

The Author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle. Heavily outnumbered by the Chinese and subjected to 'human-wave' infantry attacks, he and his colleagues suffered the trauma of being over-run and the vast majority of those who were not killed became POWs. This serious reverse of fortunes shocked post-war Britain but the bravery of the Battalion caught the public's imagination. The inhuman treatment suffered at their captors' hands by the survivors, including the author, has possibly never been fully realized. This memoir written from the perspective of a fighting soldier will surely bring home some most unpalatable truths.

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