It is 1972 in Panmunjom, Korea, a tiny village of tin-roofed shacks inhabited by opposing soldiers located north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), at the Bridge of No Return on the border of North Korea. Delegates from the U.S. and its ally South Korea meet here with North Koreans to discuss violations of a cease fire agreement from a war that should have ended 20 years before (the Korean War).

A war that never really did end…

North Koreans shout threats and raise clenched fists, their angry words carried by loudspeakers mounted on the rooftops of meeting halls.

A U.S. soldier hopes to win a medal for himself so he can impress his World War II veteran father. He won’t win a medal if the North Koreans remain peaceful.

They won’t remain peaceful.

A glory seeking American officer arrives and teaming up with the low ranking soldier, the two pursue actions that could start World War III.

Fight on Ice Cream Parlor Hill is a story of brutal hand-to-hand combat and DMZ firefights, seedy bars and prostitutes, race hate and misguided heroics in a quick-fuse setting between two of the world’s most powerful and hostile armies. It is an accurate day-by-day portrayal of what it was like to serve in an elite hand-picked force at Panmunjom.

The book is based on true incidents and real characters.