The untoldA story of the Australian and British troopsA who fought during theA most desperate days of the wara??inA the words of the men who came homeA Dozens of new interviews with surviving veterans are used in this history of a conflict already approaching the edge of living memory. The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles, ending in a legendary and harrowing retreat. In the summer of 1950, British and Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea.A After both triumph and tragedy while breaking out of the "Pusan Perimeter," the 27th Brigadea??the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex battalions, soon joined by the Royal Australiansa??spearheaded the UN drive north. After a spectacular series of battles, victory beckoned. The 27th Brigade was halted to allow the Americans the glory of reaching the Chinese border. But across the rugged border, in a shock counter-offensive,...