Pages 7-10 – John Bowler – ‘Memories of the Korean War ’

I am honoured to be invited to talk to you about the Korean War and what it was like. I will tell you of my own experiences. I was there in the infantry for just under a year, 1951/2, following on after Colonel Hickey. Sir Max Hastings, the well-known historian and journalist, described the war as a ‘platoon commander’s war’. That is what I was, a platoon commander. A platoon comprised 30–35 men....