Steven Carroll
2021Kapyong
Dennis K. Smith
John Waters, Steven Carroll
On April 24, 1951, following a rout of the South Korean army, the Chinese People Volunteer Army pursued their enemy to the lines of Australian and Canadian troops still digging fall-back defences, 39 kilometres to the rear. Here, sometimes at the length of a bayonet, often in total darkness, individual was pitted against individual in a struggle between a superpower and a cluster of other nations from across the world. They fought for a valley, the ancient and traditional invasion route to Seoul. If it fell the southern capital and the war, was lost. The United Nations troops had the military advantage of the high ground and artillery support: the Chinese relied entirely on vastly superior numbers. As a result, young men from both sides found a battle which was very close and very personal. The Battle of Kapyong became the turning point of China's Fifth Offensive in that Korea spring... Written by John Lewis
Kapyong
Cold Patrol
Peter Roberts
Steven Carroll, Russell Wilcox
When the Empire struck back at the brave soldiers of the Rebel Alliance, Lieutenant Cutter and Private Buzzby were already locked in their own battle for survival after suffering some problems on patrol. Their exhausting journey home is punctuated with moments of primal terror, heroism and utter stupidity. Their dreams of becoming the new heroes of the Alliance quickly melt away under the heat of the Empire's assault.
Cold Patrol