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A FEW days ago I was talking with the Friends of Scotland caucus in the Canadian Parliament and one of the Senators asked about Scottish veterans from the Korean War given that April sees the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong in which Canadian Troops fought alongside the First Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. I had to admit that I knew virtually nothing about what has been called “the forgotten war”. Consequently I sought out some background and chanced upon Max Hastings’ popular history of the conflict in the Pan Military Classics series. This is a little out of date but it is acute in its well-sourced assessment of the suffering and chaos on the Korean peninsula from 1950 to 1953. The “see-saw” nature of the fighting, the confused leadership, the lack of a clear war aim and the failure to properly supply and support the UN force (mostly American) are made clear, as are the acts of heroism including those on Hill 282 where Major Kennet

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