LEADER 00000ngm a2200373za 4500 001 kan1069386 003 CaSfKAN 006 m o c 007 vz uzazuu 007 cr una---unuuu 008 150908p20152011cau053 o vlund d 028 52 1069386|bKanopy 035 (OCoLC)921956142 040 VDU|beng|cVDU 245 00 Kapyong 264 1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming, |c2015. 300 1 online resource (streaming video file) 306 Duration: 53 minutes 336 two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 337 computer|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 500 Title from title frames. 500 In Process Record. 518 Originally produced by Arcimedia in 2011. 520 The story of the Forgotten Battle in the Forgotten War: how a small band of Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders in Korea gave up their Anzac Day barbecue to stop the Seoul-bound Chinese Army in its tracks. It is one of the most signifiant battles in Australia's military history - and the least acknowledged. On April 24, 1951, following a route 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. The aim of the offensive was to finally drive the foreign troops out of South Korea and into the sea. What happened instead, changed the history of the Korean War. The Chinese were denied victory and forced back into negotiations. Had they succeeded, another crushing defeat for the US could have triggered events that led to a nuclear holocaust in Asia - and World War Three. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 546 In English 653 History - Military 653 History - Modern 653 K-12 710 2 Kanopy (Firm) 914 kan1069386
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