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A New Battlefield - The Royal Ulster Rifles in Korea, 1950-51 (Paperback)
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A New Battlefield - The Royal Ulster Rifles in Korea, 1950-51 (Paperback)
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Since the publication of The Rifles Are There in 2005, which dealt
with the 1st and 2nd Battalions Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second
World War, it was felt by many that a follow up volume dealing with
the Korean conflict was overdue. A limited yet competent history
had been produced in 1953 by the then Adjutant Captain Hugh Hamill,
although this has been long out of print. A New Battlefield follows
the Battalion as it prepares for the first major conflict fought by
Britain since the defeat of the Japanese in 1945. During the summer
of 1950 the Battalion was stationed at Sobraon Barracks in
Colchester and was in the process of being issued with desert kit
for a tour of duty at Khartoum in the Sudan and its numbers were
just under four hundred men. For service in Korea these numbers had
to be drastically increased and drafts of volunteers and reservists
were brought in from various sources. Consequently this 'Irish'
Battalion contained men from the Lancastrian Brigade, Welsh
Brigade, Mercian Brigade, the Light Infantry and other Battalions
of the Irish Brigade. The Irish Brigade also reinforced other
regiments, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers sending two officers
and fifty 'other ranks' to the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. Despite
their varied backgrounds all ranks soon coalesced into a
professional unit that took the campaign in its stride. From winter
temperatures that dropped well below 40f to a summer heat that rose
to 105f with a humidity to match these men survived all and dealt
with a brave and tenacious enemy. The Battalion sailed for Korea in
October 1950 and fought its first major action in January 1951 at
Chaegunghyon, or as it was known to the Rifles, 'Happy Valley'.
Here, for the first time they faced an enemy that often literally
fought to the death, despite overwhelming firepower, bombing and
widespread use of napalm. Three months later, on the banks of the
Imjin River, the Rifles, in conjunction with the remainder of 29
Brigade, faced an army that came in such numbers that running out
of ammunition before the enemy ran out of men became a reality.
Besides numerous photographs there are also appendices including
Honours and Awards, Operation 'Spitfire', an Order of Battle for 29
Brigade, and a Nominal Roll, which includes casualties.
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