In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then Adjutant of the Glosters, has painted a vivid and accurate picture of the battle as seen by the officers and soldiers caught up in the middle of it. The book does not, however, end there. Like the majority of those who survived, the author became a prisoner-of-war, and the book continues with a remarkable account of his experiences in and out of Chinese prison camps.
This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure.

Pʻaran arirang; 한국인 만 몰랐던 파란 안소니 파라 호커리 지음 ; 김 영일 옮김

Hanʼgugin man mollattŏn pʻaran arirang

Hanʾgugin man mollattŏn pʻaran arirang

Farrar-Hockley, Anthony, 1924-2006; Kim, Yŏng-il

Anthony Farrar-Hockley; 김영일

Anthony H. Farrar-Hockley

The Association Of Korea Journalists

Sŏul-si: Hanʼguk Ŏllonin Hyŏphoe

한국 언론인 협회

Che 2-pʻan, Sŏul-si, South Korea, 2003

Korea, Republic, Korea, Republic of

Chinjung mun'go, Sŏul-si, 2003

서울, 2003

CaOTU

409, [6] p. : 23 cm

2024-08-23