According to a reader of Line
Kansas: Memories of Korea 1950 to 1958, “Few young people today know anything at all about either the
Korean War or the men who fought there. In his memoir "Line Kansas - Memories Of Korea 1950-1958," author and combat
veteran, David Baillie, gives us one soldier's view of that "forgotten war." The book is filled with many short
and easy to read stories of his own experiences in Korea; while also touching on his basic training and his travels to get
to Korea.
I read David Baillie's book
in one sitting and found myself totally engrossed in his personal tale. He writes about things in and out of combat from Donut
Dollies and Bob Hope to being shot at and enduring the cold winter snow. His book chronicles a period of history that has
been given very little attention even when it was going on. His life experiences in the book are sometimes light hearted but
most of the time they are understated events from the author's memories and nightmares.
Baillie mixes in some of his poetry and prose between short little stories of his time
in Korea. The mix works well and there is lots of emotional energy that flows though his entire book. He does well at preserving
a part of that historic time through his own personal story. This book should be read by more than just older veterans but
by younger generations so that they can fully appreciate what these men did and what they sacrificed.”
