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Places In Korea: Kamaksan Mountain

» by April 23rd, 2010 at 6:33 am » Comments (5)

Besides being the week that honors the Battle of the Kapyong, this week is also the anniversary of the Battle of the Imjim, which is best known by the last ...more »

British Documentary About the Korean War – Prisoners of War

» by August 3rd, 2009 at 2:37 am » Comments (5)

Episode 21 - Prisoners of War: The Gloucester of the British 29th Brigade are taken prisoner of war after the battle of the Imjin River in April, 1951. The war stabalizes ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Gloucester Valley Battle Monument

» by April 22nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm » Comments (2)

The memorial to the Gloucestershire Battalion that heroically fought in the Battle of the Imjim during the Korean War. more »

Andrew Salmon’s “To the Last Round” Released

» by April 21st, 2009 at 9:04 pm » Comments (2)

This week a book I have long been waiting for has been released.  The book, "To the Last Round" was written by Seoul based British journalist Andrew Salmon. The ...more »

Places in Korea: Gloucester Valley

» by November 18th, 2007 at 5:56 am » Comments (9)

For those that have read my series of postings (Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3) about the heroism of the Gloucestershire Battalion during the Battle of the Imjim you ...more »

Heroes of the Korean War: LTC James P. Carne – Part 1

» by November 15th, 2007 at 5:36 am » Comments (18)

Introduction In November of 1951 the Chinese military entered the Korean War and launched a massive invasion of the Korean peninsula in support of their communist ally North Korea. The ...more »

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