The Edge of the Sword: The Glorious Glosters

The Companion Book Club, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Size: 12mo (small). 286 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket has small closed tears, but otherwise complete and overall sound.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. The Battle of the Imjin River, fought in April 1951 dring the Korean War, remains one of the greatest defensive actions of modern times. Virtually unsupported, the men of the Glosters heroically beat off successive Chinese assaults for three days and nights until, overwhelmed by human-wave attacks and with their amminition exhausted, they were given the order to fight their way out. Most of those left alive were captured by the Communist insurgents, among them the Battalion's Adjutant, Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockley. This is his account of the Gloster's famous stand and of what then befell him and his fellow POWs. The book tells of exceptional courage and fortitude but, also, of the cruelty and depravity that arises from ideologies in conflict. It covers the author's own capture, including the brutal interrogations and torture; the treatment of POWs, aimed at taking both minds and bodies; and life amidst the Chinese, inside and outside the camps. Remarkably Farrar-Hockley made no less than six attempts to escape and he describes his journeys through North Korea, all of which ended in recapture and punishment. The Glorious Glosters' defence of Hill 235 has passed into history as an epic. The Edge of the Sword, an inspiring personal account written by a legendary soldier, sits among the greatest war memories. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1950s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10068. .