Histories and eyewitness accounts of the Korean War are remarkably rare, making this book an important addition to the available knowledge. Excellent research and presentation of the memoirs of those who were there – Very Highly Recommended

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This is a thought-provoking and educational work very much worth reading.

Gun Mart, April 2021

One star for the index, another for the footnotes, a third for the bibliography, a fourth and fifth for the well-written narrative pulling everything together.

The Korean War is a largely forgotten conflict, and with the veterans now fast dwindling, it never harms to remind people what happened there more than seventy years ago. Well done to James Goulty for pulling together another important historical essay on the British and American effort.

5 stars

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Paul Nixon

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Irregular magazine, issue 14 Volume 2/Winter 2020

An insightful book that captures the horror of the fighting, the bonds formed by the troops and the secrets of their morale and motivation.

Military Heritage

I recommend this title, a really good book with authoritative and informative text.

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Wargames Illustrated, May 2019

This is an admirable primer for those with very little knowledge of the Korean War. Who knew that the coalition of forces within Korea in addition to the South Koreans, American and British forces there were Australia, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey and South Africa. A problem for the commanders on the ground is immediately obvious. Training, experience, language and coordination!

The author sets out to tell the story of the first-hand experiences of American and British ground troops as part of the United Nations Command, which he achieves coherently and perceptively. The book would have benefitted from a map or maps of Korea to help follow the text, as would a glossary of military initials and terms. Though there are explanations in the text they can soon be forgotten amongst the detail. That is the only criticism of this excellent and comprehensively researched work and is probably not the responsibility of the author.

Robert Bartlett

The text of this book is first-class; it is packed with information about the Korean War as seen through the eyes of those who took part and is suitable for an audience of all tastes.

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It makes for interesting reading, and highlights the wide differences between the two sides. The treatment of POWs was poor, only improving as armistice talks made progress. Terms such as 'Bug Out' were in use and which may be familiar to many of us thanks to the long running TV series of M.A.S.H. (one of my favourites). This is a good record of the experiences of those who had to endure many hardships and hopefully will help in making it not such a 'Forgotten War'.

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Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland

As one NCO put it 'you will never be the person you were before you went to war'. Goulty's work draws from a rich resource of memoirs and interviews, and these help to make the book a compelling read. Each chapter contains useful subheadings - a godsend for academics - and there is an extensive bibliography that will be of use to anyone wishing to study the Korean war further.

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