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LEADER: 01879cam a2200349 i 4500
001 2013387048
003 DLC
005 20140203120045.0
008 140117s2013 enkaf b 001 0aeng c
010 $a 2013387048
015 $aGBB311891$2bnb
016 7 $a016270719$2Uk
020 $a9781781593431 (hbk.)
020 $a1781593434 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn855005037
040 $aUKMGB$beng$cSTF$erda$dOCLCO$dYDXCP$dDGU$dUKMGB$dBDX$dMHR$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-kr---
050 00 $aDS921.6$b.J33 2013
100 1 $aJacobs, Jim,$d1932-$eauthor.$4aut
245 10 $aFrom the Imjin to the Hook :$ba National Service gunner in the Korean War /$cJames Jacobs.
264 1 $aBarnsley, South Yorkshire :$bPen & Sword Military,$c2013.
300 $axiii, 210 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (black and white) ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
520 8 $aThe British Army's considerable contribution to the Korean War, 1950-1953 was largely composed of conscripts or national servicemen. In this book, James Jacobs recounts his experiences and emotions from joining the Army through training, the journeys by troopship and, most importantly, on active service in the atrocious and terrifying war fighting that went on in a very foreign place.
505 0 $aAnother war 'out East' -- Called to arms -- Arrival at my war -- The Imjin River Battle : a gunner's view -- Interlude in Japan -- Static warfare, heat, rain, and mud -- Life on Jamestown Line -- Homeward bound -- Obligation fulfilled -- Once more a volunteer -- Freedom is not free.
600 10 $aJacobs, Jim,$d1932-
650 0 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$vPersonal narratives, British.
650 0 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$xCampaigns.