Fortune favours the brave-the Battle of the Hook Korea, 1953 / by A.J. Barker.

By:

Barker, A. J

Material type:

TextPublication details: London : Cooper, 1974.Description: xviii, 170 p, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill, plans, portraits ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0850521084

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Fortune favours the brave-the Battle of the Hook Korea, 1953.DDC classification:

951.9/042 18

LOC classification:

DS918 .B24

Contents:

Battle order -- Fighting front -- The bloody Hook -- The fight for information -- Preliminary probe -- The prisoner predicts -- Build-up -- Many enemies, much honour -- The third battle for the Hook -- The opening of the tombs.

Summary: Details two costly battles fought along a Korean ridge known as "the Hook" in 1952 and 1953. Both involved British infantry battalions of 29 Commonwealth Brigade, the Black Watch Regiment and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-165) and index.

Details two costly battles fought along a Korean ridge known as "the Hook" in 1952 and 1953. Both involved British infantry battalions of 29 Commonwealth Brigade, the Black Watch Regiment and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

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