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1st Lieutenant Henry Pugh taking a class in the operation of a 40mm gun at a Korean training area, 17th March 1954. (Photo by Evans)

1st Lieutenant Henry Pugh taking a class in the operation of a 40mm gun at a Korean training area, 17th March 1954. (Photo by Evans)



A South Korean cavalry regiment make their way to Taegu Station, on their way to the front line of the Korean War, 16th September 1950.  (Photo by Bert Hardy)

A South Korean cavalry regiment make their way to Taegu Station, on their way to the front line of the Korean War, 16th September 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



Korean girls present a member of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army with a bouquet of flowers prior to the mass withdrawal of Chinese troops from North Korea, 29th March 1958. (Photo by Keystone)

Korean girls present a member of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army with a bouquet of flowers prior to the mass withdrawal of Chinese troops from North Korea, 29th March 1958. (Photo by Keystone)



Marines carry a wounded comrade through snow to a cleared airstrip for evacuation during the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

Marines carry a wounded comrade through snow to a cleared airstrip for evacuation during the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



US Marines in amphibious assault craft moving towards Inchon in the first counter-attack of the Korean War, during a heavy bombardment of coastal defences by warships and aircraft, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

US Marines in amphibious assault craft moving towards Inchon in the first counter-attack of the Korean War, during a heavy bombardment of coastal defences by warships and aircraft, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



Two American soldiers operating a 3.5 inch rocket-launcher somewhere on the front line during the Korean War, August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

Two American soldiers operating a 3.5 inch rocket-launcher somewhere on the front line during the Korean War, August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



US Marines assemble their vehicles and equipment after a rearguard action against North Korean forces during the Korean War, 19th December 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

US Marines assemble their vehicles and equipment after a rearguard action against North Korean forces during the Korean War, 19th December 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



Korean refugees during the retreat south of US and Korean troops following the crossing of the 38th Parallel by the North Koreans, 1950. (Photo by Haywood Magee)

Korean refugees during the retreat south of US and Korean troops following the crossing of the 38th Parallel by the North Koreans, 1950. (Photo by Haywood Magee)



A North Korean prisoner of war being registered by a member of the South Korean forces at a POW camp at Taegu during the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

A North Korean prisoner of war being registered by a member of the South Korean forces at a POW camp at Taegu during the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



A centurion tank perched on a rocky ridge. Developed in 1944, the centurion first saw action in the Korean War, 21st January 1952.  (Photo by Express)

A centurion tank perched on a rocky ridge. Developed in 1944, the centurion first saw action in the Korean War, 21st January 1952. (Photo by Express)



A South Korean gun crew preparing to fire a 105 mm Howitzer in support of the 1st Korean Infantry Division, during the Korean War, 12th August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

A South Korean gun crew preparing to fire a 105 mm Howitzer in support of the 1st Korean Infantry Division, during the Korean War, 12th August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



A prisoner staring through the bars at Taegu POW camp in Korea, 1950. (Photo by Picture Post)

A prisoner staring through the bars at Taegu POW camp in Korea, 1950. (Photo by Picture Post)



Major Harry Hoffman watching target practice at a Korean training area, 1952. (Photo by Central Press)

Major Harry Hoffman watching target practice at a Korean training area, 1952. (Photo by Central Press)



An American Army tank firing on enemy positions in the area around Masan in Korea, 16th August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

An American Army tank firing on enemy positions in the area around Masan in Korea, 16th August 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



A Korean family share a bowl of rice on a bed in a refugee camp, still homeless nearly five years after the Korean war ended. 23rd July 1955. (Photo by John Chillingworth)

A Korean family share a bowl of rice on a bed in a refugee camp, still homeless nearly five years after the Korean war ended. 23rd July 1955. (Photo by John Chillingworth)



South Koreans waiting to board a street car in the strategically important town of Pusan, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

South Koreans waiting to board a street car in the strategically important town of Pusan, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



Korean refugees fleeing from the war, 19th June 1951.  (Photo by Central Press)

Korean refugees fleeing from the war, 19th June 1951. (Photo by Central Press)



United States Army Chief of Staff General Collins studying a map of the front line during the battle for Korea, with Lieutenant General Walker, Brigadier General Farrell and Korean Brigadier General Paik, 1950.  (Photo by Keystone)

United States Army Chief of Staff General Collins studying a map of the front line during the battle for Korea, with Lieutenant General Walker, Brigadier General Farrell and Korean Brigadier General Paik, 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



South Korean military policemen stand over a group of 'political prisoners' on their way to execution in the Taejon area during the Korean War.  Accused of treachery, they are forced to sit in a lorry with their heads bowed. 1950. (Photo by Haywood Magee)

South Korean military policemen stand over a group of 'political prisoners' on their way to execution in the Taejon area during the Korean War. Accused of treachery, they are forced to sit in a lorry with their heads bowed. 1950. (Photo by Haywood Magee)



Members of the 55 Independent Squadron wait to board the Empire Windrush at Southampton, to fight in the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

Members of the 55 Independent Squadron wait to board the Empire Windrush at Southampton, to fight in the Korean War, 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



National Serviceman Tony Kemp of Bermondsey is greeted by his fiancee, on his return from Korea, at Waterloo, London, 1952. (Photo by Terry Fincher)

National Serviceman Tony Kemp of Bermondsey is greeted by his fiancee, on his return from Korea, at Waterloo, London, 1952. (Photo by Terry Fincher)



An American Marine searching a captured Chinese Communist in Korea, 19th June 1951. (Photo by Central Press)

An American Marine searching a captured Chinese Communist in Korea, 19th June 1951. (Photo by Central Press)



Workers in a Peking uniform and bedding factory writing a letter to Mao Tse Tung to express their determination to increase production following the intervention of the Communist Volunteers in the Korean War, December 1950. (Photo by Keystone)

Workers in a Peking uniform and bedding factory writing a letter to Mao Tse Tung to express their determination to increase production following the intervention of the Communist Volunteers in the Korean War, December 1950. (Photo by Keystone)



Brigadier Jean Allard, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Brigade breaks the news of a truce in the Korean war to Colonel K L Campbell,  Commander of the 3rd battalion of the RCRS, 2nd August 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos)

Brigadier Jean Allard, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Brigade breaks the news of a truce in the Korean war to Colonel K L Campbell, Commander of the 3rd battalion of the RCRS, 2nd August 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos)



Refugees in post-war Korea who have put up their makeshift home near a railway, 16th July 1955  (Photo by John Chillingworth)

Refugees in post-war Korea who have put up their makeshift home near a railway, 16th July 1955 (Photo by John Chillingworth)



A Korean soldier guards the Gloster Hill Memorial, situated in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. The memorial commemorates the British soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment who defended this mountain pass against the Chinese communists during the Korean War. 23rd June 1959. (Photo by Keystone Features)

A Korean soldier guards the Gloster Hill Memorial, situated in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. The memorial commemorates the British soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment who defended this mountain pass against the Chinese communists during the Korean War. 23rd June 1959. (Photo by Keystone Features)



A Korean refugee mother carries her child on her back through the streets of Pusan, the United Nations communications centre during the Korean war, 1950.  (Photo by Bert Hardy)

A Korean refugee mother carries her child on her back through the streets of Pusan, the United Nations communications centre during the Korean war, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



Two British soldiers hand over their dirty washing to a Korean laundry hand during the Korean War, 16th September 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

Two British soldiers hand over their dirty washing to a Korean laundry hand during the Korean War, 16th September 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy)



American soldiers leaping from an armoured personnel carrier during exercises in Korea, 17th March 1954.  (Photo by Three Lions)

American soldiers leaping from an armoured personnel carrier during exercises in Korea, 17th March 1954. (Photo by Three Lions)



Grover Whalen, right, chairman of the Korea Clothes Drive, donating a bag of clothes to be sent to Korean war victims, 22nd November 1951. (Photo by Keystone)

Grover Whalen, right, chairman of the Korea Clothes Drive, donating a bag of clothes to be sent to Korean war victims, 22nd November 1951. (Photo by Keystone)
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