Synopsis
Peter and Dan Snow, at the border between North and South Korea, tell of two key moments in the years of fighting that embroiled soldiers from countries around the world.
- Programme: Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields
- Episode: 04: 1951 Korea
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2007
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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