From the Back Cover
A Vivid Account of the 'Forgotten Wartime'

"Denzil Batson was a young southwest Missourian sent in the winter of 1951-1952 to fight in Korea's hills and rice paddies in a war America never called a war and now, sadly, is nearly forgotten. "Batson grew up on a dairy farm near Republic, MO. Eighteen and just married to his high school sweetheart, he was a sergeant as the Second Platoon of F Company, 3rd Division, recaptured a hill called Little Gibraltar from the Chinese. "In 'We Called It War,' he recounts the two-day assault of a 60- degree slope, creating a picture of constant terror, mass confusion, dread of harassing artillery fire, the wrenching loss of close friends, heart-sickening screams for medics-sights Batson would remember for a lifetime. Sometimes he shut his eyes to block out the horror. "When the bloody struggle ended, half of Batson's platoon had been killed, or wounded.

About the Author
Denzil Batson was a young southwest Missourian sent in the winter of 1951-1952 to fight in Korea's hills and rice paddies in a war American never called a war and now, sadly, is nearly forgotten. Batson grew up on a dairy farm near Republic, Mo. Eighteen and newly married to his high school sweetheart, he was a sergeant as the Second Platoon of F Company, 3rd Division, recapured a hill called Little Gibraltar from the Chinese.

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