The Reluctant Soldier

The Reluctant Soldier spotlights the forgotten war - Korea in hundreds of letters written by Neil Mellblom an Army combat reporter with the Pacific Stars & Stripes and the Third Division's Public Information Office the United Nations sanctioned police action comes to life. Neil received the Bronze Starr for aggressive reporting which made the division one of the best known of the Korean war. It may be the definitive book on a soldier's life in wartime. Funny yet deeply moving it records Neil's growth from a cocky Montanan to a seasoned adult.