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Jim Bridges volunteered to serve in Korea. He shipped out in 1951 and offers an account at once humorous and harrowing. The sights of bodies and nerve-shredding dark patrols intermingles with stories of daily monotony and friendly banter. Jim also provides an insight into the lives of Koreans, and their poverty and remarkable development into a modern economy. The war’s importance for world history is evident in his remembrance.
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Bridges, J. (2023). Private Jim Bridges. In: Cullinane, M.P., Johnston-White, I. (eds) A Forgotten British War. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10051-2_14
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