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Brigadier Gwynne and the entry to Pusan

Captain Evans and the early confusing days

Colonel Willoughby on the Naktong

The BBC’s Alvar Liddell reports on early fighting around Pusan.

US News reporter watching an Air attack on Inchon

Alvar Liddell on the Inchon Assault

Alvar Liddell on the Inchon beach head

Brig Gwynne racing to the 38th Parallel

Sgt Warner gets a GI breakfast

Major Farrar-Hockley and the captured prisoner

The BBC’s Rene Cutforth and the Korean wind

Colonel Willoughby and the same wind

Brig Gwynne sees UN troops withdraw

Capt Evans sees a US Division attacked

Sgt Warner 1st Middlesex Regiment describes a Chinese attack

Colonel Rickord, Ulster Rifles on the Chinese soldier

Sgt Taylor Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Major Farrar-Hockley of the Gloucesters & the Imjin River offensive

Major Farrar-Hockley describes Lt Phil Curtis & his posthumous VC

Major Nixon Ulster Rifles and three days of Chinese attacks

General Brodie orders the surrounded Glosters to hold

RSM Smyth and the Glosters Bugler

US General Ridgeway and the Glosters battle

Private Speakman and how he won his VC

Major Farrar-Hockley on being captured

Fusilier Kimme P.O.W.

Private May, Ulster Rifles, P.O.W.

Army Chaplain Davies P.O.W.

Private May, P.O.W. and his ‘Peace Wine’

Major General West, Commander 1st Commonwealth Div

Lt P. Curtis. V.C.