30th anniversary of Korean War

Title

30th anniversary of Korean War

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Jun 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:05:50

Description

Unidentified male speaker on the relationship between North and South Korea on the 30th anniversary of the outbreak of war between the two countries. He says many British servicemen were involved in the conflict, which was characterised by hand-to-hand fighting with waves of Chinese troops. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

UK; China; Joseph Stalin; Wars (events); Anniversaries; South Korea; Korean War (1950-1953); Douglas MacArthur; North Korea; Harry Truman; Clement Attlee

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