Korean War

Third Battle of the Hook
Men of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, have a smoke while waiting for dusk to fall before joining a patrol into no-man's land at The Hook.
1953 May 28 - May 29

Third Battle of the Hook

Hangdong-ri, Baekhak-myeon, Ye

The Third Battle of the Hook took place between a United Nations Command (UN) force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.