The Author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the
legendary Imjin River battle. Heavily outnumbered by the Chinese and
subjected to 'human-wave' infantry attacks, he and his colleagues
suffered the trauma of being over-run and the vast majority of those who
were not killed became POWs. This serious reverse of fortunes shocked
post-war Britain but the bravery of the Battalion caught the public's
imagination. The inhuman treatment suffered at their captors' hands by
the survivors, including the author, has possibly never been fully
realized. This memoir written from the perspective of a fighting soldier
will surely bring home some most unpalatable truths.