The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles ending in a legendary & harrowing retreat. In the summer of 1950 British & Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea. After both triumph & tragedy while breaking out of the Pusan Perimeter " 27th Brigade
- the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders & the Middlesex battalions soon joined by the Royal Australians
- spearheaded the UN drive north. After a spectacular series of battles victory beckoned. 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 China stormed south. In a desperate action 27th Brigade fought its way out of the trap to join the UN Command on a harrowing 200-mile bug out." & across the peninsula surrounded by eight enemy divisions in terrain higher than Cassino & temperatures colder than Stalingrad 41 Commando fought alongside US Marines at Chosin Reservoir
- Hellfire Valley the most nightmarish battle fought by American or British troops in living memory
- & escaped annihilation by a hairs breadth."