{"product_id":"the-korean-war-memories-of-forgotten-british-heroes-9781803995625","title":"The Korean War: Memories of Forgotten British Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen F. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts - Korean War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than 100,000 British troops fought in Korea between 1950 and 1953, of which just over 1,000 died, with a further 1000 being captured and held in atrocious conditions by the Chinese or Koreans. \u003c\/b\u003eAt least half of those captured died in prison camps. More than 70 per cent of those who fought were teenagers doing national service. They were poorly trained and ill-equipped. This book tells the story of these men in their own words. Most of the veterans are now in their eighties and there is a pressing need for them to tell their tale. So soon after the Second World War, this was a war Britain did not need but she remained steadfast by the side of the Americans, fighting more than 6,000 miles away in a country nobody could point to on a map. Yet while we remember those conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan, the Korean War remains largely forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45033184067735,"sku":"9781803995625","price":1186.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781803995625.webp?v=1769209157","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-korean-war-memories-of-forgotten-british-heroes-9781803995625","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}