Korean War 1950-1953 - The Cold War DOCUMENTARY

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  • The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. After some early back-and-forth across the 38th parallel, the fighting stalled and casualties mounted with nothing to show for them. Meanwhile, American officials worked anxiously to fashion some sort of armistice with the North Koreans. The alternative, they feared, would be a wider war with Russia and China-or even, as some warned, World War III. Finally, in July 1953, the Korean War came to an end. In all, some 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in what many in the U.S. refer to as “the Forgotten War” for the lack of attention it received compared to more well-known conflicts like World War I and II and the Vietnam War. The Korean peninsula is still divided today.
    Episodes covering political aspects of the war:
    • Korean War 1950-1953 -... - To the 38th
    • Korean War 1950-1953 -... - Stalemate and Armistice
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  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 Před 4 lety +2171

    That feeling when youtubers with some computers and a camera can blow away whatever documentary Netflix or the History Channel could produce

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose Před 4 lety +132

      The History Channel's Korean War documentary probably features a dramatic final battle between North, South, and Martian forces

    • @biliminsrlar5752
      @biliminsrlar5752 Před 4 lety +52

      @@HistoryDose I don't wanna say aliens but... ALIENS STARTED KOREAN WAR!

    • @somesongs9605
      @somesongs9605 Před 4 lety +13

      @@biliminsrlar5752 It was giants. How dare you.

    • @robot-he6nq
      @robot-he6nq Před 4 lety +21

      Salokin I dunno. Some of Netflix’s documentaries are pretty good. For instance, Ken Burns’ documentary on the Vietnam War that’s on Netflix is absolutely beautiful.

    • @ChineseKiwi
      @ChineseKiwi Před 3 lety +28

      @@robot-he6nq However that was not funded by Netflix (it was funded by PBS). And Ken Burns worked on it for 10 years!

  • @stenbak88
    @stenbak88 Před 4 lety +2073

    It really makes me sad how the veterans that fought in Korea were essentially forgotten even more so than Vietnam vets

    • @mr.normalguy69
      @mr.normalguy69 Před 4 lety +291

      What's more saddening is that many of them are world war 2 veterans.

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver Před 4 lety +261

      They were forgotten, the Vietnam vets were mocked, ridiculed, and even abused.

    • @NoName-xv4sg
      @NoName-xv4sg Před 4 lety +55

      Russian POW to germany in ww2 where send to the gulags by stalin

    • @chip9649
      @chip9649 Před 4 lety +52

      Scary thing the forgotten Korean War of yesterday could be the new global war of tmrow.

    • @NoName-xv4sg
      @NoName-xv4sg Před 4 lety +11

      Zodiac JC. Ever heard of conscription and they served for there country.
      As long as it weren’t civilians they just did there duty.

  • @gustavovillegas5909
    @gustavovillegas5909 Před 9 měsíci +137

    My late neighbor was a Korean War vet. He was a good man, he and his wife Jean always bought my siblings and me gifts and would even babysit us from to time because they loved having us over now that their own kids were all grown up. I remember he drove a big, funny-looking brown van he was always working on. He was like another grandfather to me. I only found out about his service after he passed and Jean gifted me his old books, some of which were on the Korean War. Rest in peace Don Hollyfield.

    • @johnvencill1511
      @johnvencill1511 Před měsícem

      My father was a wounded Marine at the R
      Reservoir

  • @TheLeadSled
    @TheLeadSled Před 2 lety +202

    It's ashame this war has mostly been forgotten because of it being sandwiches in between WW2 & Vietnam. My father fought in this war, and I couldn't never get him to talk about it, he always said it's best to leave it alone.

    • @user-lg1pb8wv7z
      @user-lg1pb8wv7z Před 2 lety +36

      정말 감사드립니다 당신의 아버지가 저희를 도와주신것을 대한민국 사람들은 절대 잊지 않겠습니다 thank you so much

    • @aspiresamori9696
      @aspiresamori9696 Před 2 lety +23

      All the South Koreans never forgotten and appreciates all those soldiers who fought to give freedom for people they didn't even know. I believe the South Korean government invites Korean war veterans and their families every year during the war memorial anniversary, your farther or you should visit if you have a chance. You can find some videos of people who attended those events.

    • @kevinstewart7636
      @kevinstewart7636 Před rokem +10

      My dad was an 18 year old 1st Marine during this war. He was a hard man. He lost his older brother, a 3rd Marine at the end of WWII. He never talked about his brother, my uncle, and never spoke of his time in Korea. I didn't ask because I learned early on that he wouldn't talk about it.

    • @clivecook7558
      @clivecook7558 Před rokem +11

      I worked with a guy who fought there and was captured and shipped to somewhere in China where he was systematically tortured for two years. He too never spoke about the war but I was able, four years before he died, to give me a brief history of this war, and it made my blood boil. How one human could treat another human being with so much viciousness is beyond comprehension. And now we are supposed to be Allies with these monsters. Not in my life time.

    • @ARGAN7705
      @ARGAN7705 Před rokem +6

      I think its more because the US and UN failed to achieve its goal and they don't want their own people to know, that and also because it was overshadowed by vietnam and they see that as an even bigger failure.

  • @MegaArhitect
    @MegaArhitect Před 4 lety +931

    *struggling to push the North Koreans*
    Mc Arthur :"Nuke them"
    *China joins the war*
    Mc Arthur: "Nuke them too"

    • @DeandreSteven
      @DeandreSteven Před 4 lety +142

      We should have

    • @zico739
      @zico739 Před 4 lety +53

      Deandre s Hell no.

    • @zico739
      @zico739 Před 4 lety +80

      Devon Rowell They definitely were not.

    • @ls200076
      @ls200076 Před 4 lety +18

      @@DeandreSteven Boi, a massive would have happened.
      American soil would be in danger.

    • @sp0ckz0mbi3
      @sp0ckz0mbi3 Před 4 lety +120

      USSR: Guess I better start nuking too.

  • @tazepat001
    @tazepat001 Před 3 lety +257

    My Tio Raul fought in this war. He was wounded and sent home. I forget the name of the battle he was in. He died just this last week in his sleep at his home. He was 92 years old. RIP Tio.

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro Před 3 lety +5

      😭😭😭😭🙏🙏

    • @comradekenobi6908
      @comradekenobi6908 Před 3 lety +1

      .

    • @yenmarryg.5327
      @yenmarryg.5327 Před 2 lety +4

      Wow...what a great and brave Man you have...Rest in peace..💜🙏

    • @partyrockhater
      @partyrockhater Před 2 lety +5

      My grandpa was in this war too fighting with the USMC he's 90. stay active it works!

    • @philippkruger8140
      @philippkruger8140 Před 2 lety +1

      @@partyrockhater maybe ask him about his experiences if he wants to talk about it.

  • @taylorstillman7932
    @taylorstillman7932 Před 2 lety +366

    My Mother's father was a Captain piloting a Mustang that took AAA fire that damaged his engine. He crash landed on a hill and was unable to be recovered due to high levels of hostiles in the area. He was never recovered and my grandmother held hope until she saw his name at the punchbowl in HI.
    R.I.P. Capt. Matusz
    I have always been amazed at the overall loss of life in the Korean conflict. Almost the same loss of US troops as Vietnam , but in a third of the time. Thanks to all who served.

    • @willengel2458
      @willengel2458 Před rokem +14

      it was a battle fighting for turf between US and USSR.

    • @BlutoandCo
      @BlutoandCo Před rokem +5

      @@willengel2458 who won? 🤡

    • @mediawatcher1945
      @mediawatcher1945 Před rokem +4

      @@BlutoandCo Only History will tell.

    • @jc.1191
      @jc.1191 Před rokem +19

      Yup. South Korea remains a free and prosperous ally since then. It wouldn't have been possible without that struggle.

    • @jessicalacasse6205
      @jessicalacasse6205 Před rokem +3

      still need a proper movie ...

  • @jiancongxiao6375
    @jiancongxiao6375 Před rokem +56

    My grandfather also participated in that war. He died 10 years ago. I remember he told me when I was a child that the Chinese who went to Korea at that time went with the determination to die.

    • @yuluoxianjun
      @yuluoxianjun Před rokem +8

      yes.usa has totally much better eqiupment than China.😢

    • @ejidikesamuel4540
      @ejidikesamuel4540 Před 10 měsíci

      Ur not far from the truth

    • @ejidikesamuel4540
      @ejidikesamuel4540 Před 10 měsíci +2

      American always have better weapons

    • @phonelee8207
      @phonelee8207 Před 2 měsíci +4

      But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?

    • @nbome2733
      @nbome2733 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@phonelee8207Korea is a dagger to the heart of Japan, this is a geopolitical issue that effect’s the maintaining of our superpower status as a nation, given Japan is now an ally, whom would fight with us in a war against China/Russia. You can argue that with an ally in such a world war, would save much more American lives than the Americans who fought in the proxy war. It’s hard to know. But this issue is more complex than HUR DUR IM NOT A NATIVE TO ____ COUNTRY SO MY COUNTRY ISNT EFFECTED AT ALL BY ____ COUNTRY HURRR DURR

  • @nice7530
    @nice7530 Před 3 lety +354

    Chinese: Okay we need to name our offensive a cool name
    U.N. : H O M E B Y C H R I S T M A S O F F E N S I V E

    • @kareemkalisari
      @kareemkalisari Před 3 lety +11

      Y e s , t h e
      U n i t e d n a t i o n s

    • @kaayleelynn3424
      @kaayleelynn3424 Před 2 lety +3

      LMFOFO

    • @catrojana3694
      @catrojana3694 Před 2 lety +10

      They forgot to add 3 years later.

    • @Julianna.Domina
      @Julianna.Domina Před 2 lety +3

      @@catrojana3694 They were technically correct.
      The best kind of correct.

    • @andrewlim7751
      @andrewlim7751 Před 2 lety +3

      Code Name
      McArthur: "Home by Christmas!"
      Chinese: "Christmas Present!"
      😘😘😘

  • @supobostarman
    @supobostarman Před 3 lety +642

    My father was in the US Air Force in this war. He survived but died at 39 years old in 1969. Thanks for the excellent history lesson!

    • @Korea-violate-male-rights
      @Korea-violate-male-rights Před 3 lety +32

      🙏 🇺🇸 👨‍✈️🙏💓

    • @lordsknight4516
      @lordsknight4516 Před 3 lety +29

      Your dad was a brave man, God rest his soul!

    • @wolfie8890
      @wolfie8890 Před 3 lety +14

      your father participated in one of the most evil wars of the 20th century

    • @supobostarman
      @supobostarman Před 3 lety +73

      @@wolfie8890 yes. Communism is the very definition of evil. It's history of butchery outdoes even those of the Nazis. I'm proud of my father who was willing to risk his life in the defense of the freedom of the South Korean people!

    • @hulguiniiiadolfo
      @hulguiniiiadolfo Před 3 lety +4

      He drove the F-86 sabre jet ?

  • @voicegirl555
    @voicegirl555 Před rokem +50

    72 years today. Remembering all the soldiers that fought and died in that war. God Bless Them All.

    • @jacobjones630
      @jacobjones630 Před 10 měsíci +2

      If only hadn't gone and killed each other over a line on a map. Classic blunder.

  • @CptMoroni35
    @CptMoroni35 Před 2 lety +20

    I was stationed at Camp Stanley with the 6/37 FA from Sep ‘02 to Dec ‘03. I learned a lot about the war while there (even saw a defection, that was wild). In the south, the people refer to the war as “The Great Tragedy”, those that defected from the north were told in school that the war is referred to as “The Korean Liberation”.

  • @gaiusmarius96
    @gaiusmarius96 Před 3 lety +458

    My Great-Uncle was part of the 25th ID, 27th Infantry Regiment. He was taken by hostile fire on the morning of Sept. 13th at Chindong-Ni as part of the Pusan Pocket defense. While the war may be "Forgotten" he won't be so long as I am alive. He was only 19. His memory has been extremely important to me and has encouraged me to live up to his courage. One of the few things the family got back was the blood stained bible that he apparently had in his breast pocket when he was killed. James Edgar Taylor, you are not and will not be forgotten.

  • @Mondo762
    @Mondo762 Před 4 lety +115

    I know a man that was in the 24th Infantry Division, the first into Korea in 1950. Today he is 92 years old.

    • @morisco56
      @morisco56 Před 4 lety +11

      Back then they were real men who fought for their countries, and armies where actually usefull

    • @inajeshohe3928
      @inajeshohe3928 Před 3 lety

      Why don't you ask him, how many enemy he'd killed in the war.
      There're few soldiers who keep on hiding in a safe place and comes out only after it ends...

    • @nihargautam8601
      @nihargautam8601 Před 3 lety +14

      @@inajeshohe3928 show some respect to our forces

    • @inajeshohe3928
      @inajeshohe3928 Před 3 lety

      @@nihargautam8601 I didn't mentioned any bad thing abt our force.I asked a funny question to my unknown fren, who's from the west...

    • @rjay7019
      @rjay7019 Před 3 lety +4

      He was probably right alongside my dad, he would be 92 if he were still alive now. He passed away in 2015 had issues with PTSD and flashbacks to the War. Sundowner Syndrome.
      Thank You for your Service Sir🇺🇲

  • @aaaaaaa880
    @aaaaaaa880 Před 6 měsíci +18

    My great grandfather fought in Korea. He was one of the 1000 men from our country (Greece) that was drafted to fight. He was a great fighter with many medals for his bravery.

  • @jinyounglee7677
    @jinyounglee7677 Před rokem +75

    As a Korean I can't say thank you enough to Veterans who helped South Korea! 😭Can't believe They call it 'the forgotten war'! we call it 6.25 war and we always remember how the world came into a poor country of south Korea for a good cause!! ❤💙 🤍🖤 Thank you SO MUCH for your services!!! ✊✊✊✊

    • @robheusd
      @robheusd Před 11 měsíci +16

      South Korea was a dictatorship at that time, they murdered thousands of civilians because they had communists symphaties. Unlike North Korea, South Korea was not decolonized, the same government officials who worked under Japanese occupation were still in charge, and they did not make any land reforms. Many working people and farmers were not represented in the South Korean regime, but they were slaughtered by the South Korean regime.

    • @koei88kr
      @koei88kr Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@robheusd 당신은 왜 북한에서 지주, 지식인, 종교인을 탄압하고 학살해서 이 전쟁 전후로 수백만명이 자발적으로 남한으로 이주한 사실을 이야기 하지 않습니까?
      한국의 3사단은 서북청년단 북한이 고향이었던 이주민이 주축이 되어서 구성된 부대입니다. 헬맷에 해골모양을 그렸는데 설령 백골이 되더라도, 고향이었던 북한 땅을 되찾겠다는 의지를 강하게 천명한 부대입니다. 이 사람들은 지주, 지식인, 종교인 등으로 북한의 사회주의 체재에서 탄압을 받고, 자발적으로 이주한 사람입니다. 그런 사람만 몇백만명이 되었습니다.
      북한이 서울을 점령했을 때 인민재판을 열어서 경찰, 우익인사들을 학살 했던 것을 이야기 하지 않나요? 수많은 사람을 납치해서 북한으로 끌고 간 것은 왜 이야기 하지 않습니까? 당신은 교묘하게 진실을 왜곡하고 있습니다. 수많은 사람이 죽은 이 전쟁을 시작한 사람은 스탈린의 허가를 받은 김일성입니다.
      북한내각이 남한보다 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다. 이승만은 반일본주의자로 독립운동을 했던 인사가 대부분 초대내각을 구성 했습니다. 남북한 초대 내각을 비교하면 북한에 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다.
      북한의 토지개혁은 사유재산을 인정하지 않고, 공동농장이었습니다. 그냥 토지를 전부 국가소유로 몰수한 것입니다. 남한에서는 이 전쟁 전에 토지개혁 진정한 의미의 사유재산을 인정하는 토지개혁을 했습니다. 남한에서 토지개혁이 없었다는 것은 거짓입니다. 도리어 사유재산을 인정하지 않고 모두 공동농장으로 만든 북한의 토지개혁이 허구입니다.
      김일성은 소련군의 장교출신으로 스탈린이 직접 면접을 봐서 북한에 지도자로 임명 되었고, 소련군이 연설문 조차 직접 써줄 정도로 소련의 꼭두각시 였습니다. 이승만은 미국에 제시하는 휴전에 반대하여 미국이 비밀리에 이승만을 암살하려고 했습니다. 당신은 왜곡된 이야기를 하고 있습니다.
      보도연맹이라는 것도 전쟁상황에서 특수한 경우입니다. 남한공산당 당원이거나 북한이 남하하면서 공산당에 자의적 강제적으로 협력적이던 사람들이 있었는데, 이 사람들이 사상적으로 위협이 될 수 있어서, 보도연맹이라는 것에 가입을 시켜서 반공산주의 교육을 시켰습니다. 북한군이 남쪽으로 쳐들어얼 따 이 사람들이 다시 총부리를 거꾸로 들어 후방을 교란 하는 경우가 생깁니다. 전쟁 상황에서 선량한 사람과 진짜 게릴라 스파이들을 구분 할 여유가 없었습니다. 전쟁상황에서 후방 퇴로가 차단 되고 내부의 적이 있는 것은 커다란 위협입니다 전쟁상황이기에 무차별적으러 보도연맹 가입자를 죽이게 된 겁니다. 실제로 보도연맹 가입자 중 다는 아니지만 몇몇 후방에서 총부리를 거꾸로 들었기 때문에. 마치 베트남 전쟁에서 북베트남 게릴라와 민간인을 구붕 할 수 없었던 것과 비슷합니다. 당신은 중요한 사실을 말하지 않고, 왜곡된 이야기를 해서 진실을 알지 못하게 이야기 합니다

    • @papalittle3691
      @papalittle3691 Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@robheusd nicely stated man

    • @koei88kr
      @koei88kr Před 11 měsíci +6

      @@robheusd Why don't you talk about the fact that North Korea suppressed and massacred landowners, intellectuals, and religious people, and millions of people voluntarily moved to South Korea before and after this war?
      The 3rd Division of South Korea is a unit formed by North Korean immigrants, whose hometown was North Korea. It is a unit that drew a skull shape on a helmet, and even if it becomes a skeleton, it is a unit that strongly declared its willingness to regain its hometown of North Korea. These are landowners, intellectuals, religious people, etc. who were suppressed by North Korea's socialist system and voluntarily migrated. There are millions of people like that alone.
      Don't you talk about the massacres of police and right-wingers by holding a People's Court when North Korea occupied Seoul? Why don't you tell me about kidnapping a lot of people and dragging them to North Korea? You are cleverly distorting the truth. It's Kim Il Sung who got Stalin's permission to start this war where a lot of people have died.
      There are more people who cooperated with Japan than with South Korea in the North Korean cabinet. Rhee Syng-man was an anti-Japanese, and most of the people who campaigned for independence formed the first cabinet. Comparing the first cabinet of the two Koreas, there are more people in North Korea who cooperated with Japan.
      North Korea's land reform did not recognize private property and was a common farm. It's just confiscating all the land from the state. In South Korea, before this war, we had land reform that recognized real private property. It is a lie that there was no land reform in South Korea. Rather, North Korea's land reform, which did not recognize private property and turned them all into joint farms, is a fiction.
      Kim Il-sung was an officer of the Soviet army, and Stalin was appointed as the leader of North Korea in person, and he was a Soviet puppet to the extent that the Soviet army even wrote a speech. Syngman Rhee tried to assassinate Syngman Rhee secretly by the U.S. in opposition to the ceasefire he presented to the U.S. You're telling a distorted story.
      The Press Federation is also a special case in war situations. There were people who were members of the South Korean Communist Party or who were arbitrarily and forcibly cooperating with the Communist Party as North Korea moved south, and these people could pose an ideological threat, so they joined the Press Federation to educate anti-communists. North Korean troops invade the south and eventually these people raise their guns upside down to disturb the rear. In a war situation, I couldn't afford to distinguish between good people and real guerrilla spies. In a war situation, the rear retreat is blocked and the presence of an enemy inside is a huge threat Because it was a war situation, we killed the members of the Press Federation to be indiscriminate. Not really all of the members of the press federation, but because I held the gun upside down in some of the rear. It's almost as if you weren't able to beat up North Vietnamese guerrillas and civilians in the Vietnam War. You don't tell an important fact, you tell a distorted story so that you don't know the truth

    • @bluegregory6239
      @bluegregory6239 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Thank you. I lived in South Korea, Pohang and Jeju, from 1996-2009, and couldn't believe how anti-American young Koreans were at that time, as well as pro-NK, which led me to believe that they didn't understand or hadn't read history very well. Perhaps things have changed in the 14 years since I left, given the social media exposure of the clearly barbaric regime of the Kims. South Korea is now a rich, technologically advanced, and prosperous nation, as I'm sure you must know. How's the North's 'Juche Ideology' working for them nowadays? Enough said.

  • @sasionx4785
    @sasionx4785 Před 4 lety +575

    Fun fact: Chinese Commander Peng slaped Kim il sung twice for his bad decisions.

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 Před 3 lety +34

      sasion X The truth is probably closer to Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds: More like chewed him out.

    • @mozhu1571
      @mozhu1571 Před 3 lety +107

      Rick K According to report from Peng, he said the leadership of North Korea is totally adventuristic, because the Korea mobilized all North Korea for war and no care for north Korea people. And in 1952, Peng was invented to the birthday party of Kim, but he refused and unhappy with this birthday party during the war.

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 Před 3 lety +76

      Mo Zhu And then decades later, Deng Xiaoping would visit NK and be utterly appalled at the fact that they’d make statues of Kim Il Sung out of *gold*. Like, a cult of personality was never a good thing, but even then in China, statues of Mao Zedong (Who was totally viewed like a god on earth) were made of rock, plaster and bronze, not fucking gold.

    • @yayoit1444
      @yayoit1444 Před 3 lety +43

      @@davidw.2791 A statue of gold. Not only is it a waste of money, it's also fragile. Gold is a soft ass metal.

    • @SaltineChips
      @SaltineChips Před 3 lety +8

      @@yayoit1444, After all, we all know Kim Il Sung is so "godlike", that even his statue can't rust.
      ha, laughed at my own joke

  • @Devinci297
    @Devinci297 Před 4 lety +552

    You know China has a lot of divisions when they start with a 118th division!

    • @invertidols1307
      @invertidols1307 Před 4 lety +47

      Haha that’s the pros to having 1B people

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 Před 4 lety +140

      It depends.
      Back in 1928 when the Red Army was just getting started, they decided to start with the 4th Army to trick their enemies into thinking there are four.

    • @morisco56
      @morisco56 Před 4 lety +36

      Pure division spam mixed with mass asault doctrine

    • @wilhelmheinzerling5341
      @wilhelmheinzerling5341 Před 4 lety +78

      Most numbers used by militaries are used to seem stronger than they are, example in the US is the 82nd/101st Airorne divisions... theres not hundreds of divisions, just numbers.

    • @morisco56
      @morisco56 Před 4 lety +14

      @@wilhelmheinzerling5341 yeah better to have less divisions so the game lags less plus you can make them like 40 or 30 with, quality over quantity

  • @robertabrams8562
    @robertabrams8562 Před 2 lety +92

    I didn’t know how bloody this war was for both sides! This was an excellent video…very detailed and informative

    • @tinaxu4214
      @tinaxu4214 Před 2 lety +19

      Think of that: Chinese sodiers were fighting well equiped UN army with their barefeet, less food, less wepon, less clothes. It's not an fair fighting, but they had to fight, because the bombs were already explored in the Chinese boundary, and two farmers were killed. Chinese army defensed their country with their blood and lives. War is never good for normal people, but makes some blood-sucker zombies happy.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Před 2 lety +7

      @@tinaxu4214 Sounds like you're being a CCP shill

    • @joeaguirre3
      @joeaguirre3 Před 2 lety +4

      This video is not very detailed as you think. There are too many flaws in his reporting because it only Focus mostly on the UN troops . No details as to who those troops fought to prevent Chinese advances. Watch battle of Yultong it is about Korean war also.

    • @1nsaniel
      @1nsaniel Před 2 lety

      @@LordVader1094 technically he could be a PLA shill

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 2 lety +8

      It was INCREDIBLY violent at times. Bayonet charges, napalm being dropped on the Chinese and North Korean armies (partially because they would entrench themselves in the forests, hillsides and buildings), street fighting in cities, and sadly both North Korea and South Korea committed massacres (the Norks slaughtered a whole hospital in Seoul and regularly killed POWs, while the South Korean government ordered suspected Communists in various communities to be rounded up and mass executed). Even American generals were horrified by some of what they experienced.

  • @paulcrosby7419
    @paulcrosby7419 Před 8 měsíci +7

    My Grandfather was a 1st Lt. who led a platoon of troops into North Korea for the 1st Cavalry div. He was proud of his time there. He was injured by a shrapnel grenade and wasnt able to fire a weapon anymore and was sent home. He was there for 3 months and considered himself one of the lucky ones since he came back in relatively good shape as compared to his fellow soldier who had lost both his legs.

  • @yixinkua936
    @yixinkua936 Před 4 lety +18

    Thanks so much! I’ve been subscribed to this channel since it’s earlier days and it’s really helped me to understand the Cold War which is a big part of my syllables! I have a test in the next few weeks on the Korean War and other Cold War conflicts so thanks for the timely release of this documentary!

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois Před 4 lety +40

    Amazing documentary. I love the battle visuals (has that video game feel). I've read a lot about the Korean War but still learned some things I didn't know.

  • @Josh-hr5mc
    @Josh-hr5mc Před 2 lety +28

    My grandfather's best man was a marine in the korean war. He was on oxygen half his life. My grandfather always said he froze his lungs in the war. Of course that was just a term. But, when talking to him about the war. He said his lungs were never the same. Where he was, temps were always -30 to -50 degrees which I can't imagine. He said against rules they would build fires from gas with anything to make a heater. Old shell casings to pouring gas on the ground to stay warm.

    • @Rokaize
      @Rokaize Před 2 lety +3

      The cold can be very uncomfortable for your breathing. But that’s temporary. It was probably the weirdly fueled fires which caused the permanent damage.
      May have even been coincidental. Did he smoke? That could explain it as well.

    • @matrixbug
      @matrixbug Před 2 lety +3

      Imagine that poorly equipped Chinese soldiers with their supply lines constantly bombarded, many of them frozen to death, some just give up their positions and surrender to UN force to be alive

    • @cloutmastermemes2007
      @cloutmastermemes2007 Před rokem

      @@matrixbug fuck those Chinese soldiers bruh. They were literally evil asf and a lot of Chinese pows caught by us forces defected

  • @koryj1130
    @koryj1130 Před rokem +62

    I grew up listening to my grandfather telling me stories about Vietnam. I was around 12-14 when this would happen. I was the only one he talked to about it, not even my grandmother. When he died his gravestone said Korea and Vietnam. I'm not sure if that was because he was in the Army during the Korean War, or if he actually served in Korea. I'm working on getting his service records. I have a hard time finding Korean War Documentaries, this was great.

    • @user-gl3of1uo8f
      @user-gl3of1uo8f Před rokem +3

      My grand-grandfather also formerly serviced in the army of ROC as a general, fight against CCP army, and finally they surrendered to their enemy with their superior.Thank your share.

    • @jessicalacasse6205
      @jessicalacasse6205 Před rokem +2

      still need a proper movie ...

    • @chester1234ification
      @chester1234ification Před 9 měsíci

      Because US and its 17 allies got defeated by China troop in the Korea war, it is why you cant find much docs, stories, movies, books about the war from US side.

  • @user-pr9vi4ze4j
    @user-pr9vi4ze4j Před 3 lety +32

    Actually China underestimated North Korea’s attack on South Korea because the Soviet Union and North Korea never notified Mao.
    At that time, China was preparing to regain Taiwan and did not want to put its power on North Korea, but Stalin took the initiative to provoke a war on the Peninsula and changed the world situation.
    The United States also deployed the Seventh Fleet in the Taiwan Strait to stop China.
    The United States and the Soviet Union, at the same time, are reluctant to reunify China. This is their few consensus.

    • @boblaryson3621
      @boblaryson3621 Před rokem +1

      China could not have taken taiwan. At this point in time taiwans military had 2 million soldiers from the mainland. China didn't even have the civilian ships to transport enough soldiers to fight that

    • @seventian6117
      @seventian6117 Před rokem

      China is in no position to invade Taiwan at that time, not even Jinmeng few miles away from shore.

    • @kaiwenhe5518
      @kaiwenhe5518 Před rokem +8

      @@boblaryson3621 China was about to lunch the attack. It is just like the US and Soviets didn't believe China would go to Korea.

    • @jeaganlee209
      @jeaganlee209 Před rokem

      Records clealy state that Mao actively participated in the discussion of the Attack. Into the bargain, the main muscle of the invading North Korean army were two Chinese civil war veteran divisions who had changed their uniform form PLA to that of North Korean army.

    • @user-pr9vi4ze4j
      @user-pr9vi4ze4j Před rokem +6

      @@jeaganlee209 Like I said, Mao was not informed, which made him very passive. He agreed with the Korean division troops to join North Korea because of pressure from the Soviet Union. But this does not mean that he believes that his own interests should be abandoned. He asked the Soviet Union to delay the outbreak of the situation on the peninsula. He believes that China's civil war is more important than anything else, and national interests are greater than ideological struggle.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 4 lety +307

    The Temporary border that became permanent in stark contrast to the Permanent border that became temporary in Germany...

    • @sirwilliamhowell
      @sirwilliamhowell Před 3 lety

      so far

    •  Před 3 lety

      Well we had two "temporary" borders at first but it was very hard to change that.

    • @camphi1
      @camphi1 Před 3 lety

      If the two Koreas want to.be united, they should kick out the American base in the South Korea.

    • @michaelmontano4280
      @michaelmontano4280 Před 3 lety

      @ Tell me more.

    •  Před 3 lety

      @@michaelmontano4280 The former parts of east prussia ,schlesia and the suedeten lands where considered as protection zones at some point. Also until the 60s the border was no recorgnized officialy. Its a gray area and germany was not able to do something about that.

  • @manueltroncoso1894
    @manueltroncoso1894 Před 2 lety +5

    I really love your work guys. Well structured and easy to understand. Awesome graphics. I would like to know what program you are using. it's cool

  • @yamatowolfgang7960
    @yamatowolfgang7960 Před 2 lety +95

    "UN authorizes US forces to cross into North Korea" is the funniest sentence I've heard

    • @tako2159
      @tako2159 Před 2 lety +4

      US has to " run....run....run....." all the way from North Korea's Yalu river to South Korea .......he...he....
      US used atom bombs to threat Chinese. But Mao Ze Dong said " US is paper tiger ...." .
      Imagine how brave Mao was ?? I don't understand why he was so brave ??
      Considering US just used them on Japan about 5 years ago . . .

    • @SewerRatsarepeopletoo
      @SewerRatsarepeopletoo Před 2 lety +8

      AMERICA! F*** YEAH.

    • @aliyahdiponegoro8605
      @aliyahdiponegoro8605 Před 2 lety +5

      UN is belong to US

    • @darknessnight1115
      @darknessnight1115 Před 2 lety +3

      @@aliyahdiponegoro8605 Are you Marty McFly?

    • @weichen4640
      @weichen4640 Před 2 lety +4

      apparently this youruber thought 'UN authorized a composition of UN force leading by the US' = 'UN authorizes US forces to cross into North Korea'

  • @SnowElf_96
    @SnowElf_96 Před 4 lety +157

    I just discovered this channel. Literally had no clue the Korean War was so intense just assumed it was like Germanys West and East division didn't realize their was such a massive conflict.

    • @user-zu8rt4gt3h
      @user-zu8rt4gt3h Před 3 lety

      Lying, South Korea had to open up a few years earlier than China, and you also started to develop in 90 years.

    • @leonleon2021
      @leonleon2021 Před 3 lety +2

      @@user-zu8rt4gt3h dude wtf are talking about? 楼上那位兄弟说"朝鲜战争"名负其实,虽说朝鲜战争,但实际上是朝鲜为左中国志愿军vs美,韩,联合国军

    • @user-zu8rt4gt3h
      @user-zu8rt4gt3h Před 3 lety

      @@leonleon2021 朝鲜本土的战争,你说为了中国打的?你学过逻辑吗?

    • @AlexH-nt1gg
      @AlexH-nt1gg Před 3 lety

      It was very much like East and West Germany until Stalin greenlighted the Northern invasion...

    •  Před 3 lety +1

      @Tracchofyre Brutal, they were akin to Imperial Japan in regards to their treatment of prisoners.

  • @HistoryDose
    @HistoryDose Před 4 lety +149

    Clear info and beautiful editing. As a fellow history content creator, I can tell this likely took an insane amount of work!

    • @CodeineTuttiFrutti
      @CodeineTuttiFrutti Před 4 lety +1

      @Khada Jhin YT's policies are getting out of hand. I've just noticed that I've been unsubscribed from this channel... again... this marks the third time this has happened.

    • @annierosefernandez216
      @annierosefernandez216 Před 3 lety

      Nikki meneerrjjjj

  • @matthewpaone6402
    @matthewpaone6402 Před 2 lety +1

    Such a GREAT job, I love the setup of let's say game pieces to illustrate the boundaries and advances.. A+ So good.. 👍

  • @user-yc7tr2ut9g
    @user-yc7tr2ut9g Před 3 lety +13

    The war itself was a struggle within North Korea, but the United States volunteered to put its forces closer to China and the Soviet Union. It was actually a mean political war.

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT Před 2 lety

      The US wanted to protect South Korea when North Korea invaded South Korea

  • @xz6107
    @xz6107 Před 3 lety +26

    The Chinese joint staff estimated an amphibious landing in several possible ports but most probably in Inchon and if, in Inchon, the landing time was precisely forecasted down to not only the date but also minutes according to the tidal history. This warning was sent immediately to North Korea but was ignored.

  • @stephen9869
    @stephen9869 Před 4 lety +203

    The forgotten war. Even though I think I know a lot about this, I'm going in knowing I will learn so many new things, such is the quality of the research. May all who were involved rest in peace.

    • @magicx7129
      @magicx7129 Před 3 lety +9

      Who said it is been forgotten? 1.4B Chinese citizen will remember this war for ever . Nearly 1/5 earth people will remember this war for ever.

    • @tubeysr
      @tubeysr Před 3 lety

      Absolutely. History has great lessons for the present and the future.
      But unfortunately, most of us just don't know or forget history.
      So much to learn, ponder upon.

    • @kevinho5533
      @kevinho5533 Před 3 lety +1

      @@magicx7129 老共产党员了

    • @Rokaize
      @Rokaize Před 2 lety

      @@magicx7129 When he says Forgotten War he clearly means forgotten in America. Which it is for the most part.
      Obviously the Korean people are going to be very familiar with it. Americans, not so much.

  • @heman24344243
    @heman24344243 Před 9 měsíci +44

    If I were the general of the Chinese army at that time, I would have no way to push the Allied forces back to the 38th parallel from the border with comprehensive air and sea control, excellent logistics and excellent equipment. This is simply unbelievable. Don't talk about the crowd tactics anymore, before the equipment advantage, the crowd tactics have no effect at all.

    • @aahgririri
      @aahgririri Před 9 měsíci +3

      Crowd “men” tactics have been defeated by Crowd “gun and bomb” tactics after WW1, totally 😂

    • @edwardhogan1877
      @edwardhogan1877 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Generally speaking , air power was'nt that successful in mountainous terrain in Korea - as the slow advance the Allies made in Italy during WW II also proved.The Chinese were able to move massive numbers of troops virtually undetected into N.Korea from Manchuria virtually undetected.

    • @heman24344243
      @heman24344243 Před 7 měsíci +13

      @@edwardhogan1877 At that time, China not only had no air superiority, but also no artillery, tanks, air defense, etc., and even very insufficient supplies. The situation of the Italian army is far better than that of the Chinese army. There are also a lot of fortifications in Italy, while there are only mountains and trees in North Korea. In the end, Italy could only delay the Allied offensive, while the Chinese army was nothing compared to the Italian army but drove the Allied forces back to the starting point.

    • @user-dc5is9fi4l
      @user-dc5is9fi4l Před 6 měsíci +8

      China's army is the strongest in the world, and it should be so at present.

    • @qidongxu7339
      @qidongxu7339 Před 5 měsíci +1

      the major diff was that Chinese army was protecting their territory because if US army took over Korea, they might invade China next. But US army was just fighting for another country

  • @user-ss1sr6ii9k
    @user-ss1sr6ii9k Před rokem +2

    I came all the way here with the CZcams algorithm.
    I was born and grow upped in South Korea, a country where the Korean War broke out.
    We learn about Korean history from an early age and always learn about the Korean War.
    Sometimes I feel sad whenever I hear that the Korean War is a forgotten war in a other country.
    Even if everyone else forgets this war, we will never forget this war.
    Thank you for your service.
    We will never forget your sacrifice.

    • @user-tk8rp2wj5k
      @user-tk8rp2wj5k Před 9 dny

      本应是一个完整的国家,确变成了两个分裂的地区,你却要感谢始作俑者,真是讽刺

  • @reedbetweenthelines1385
    @reedbetweenthelines1385 Před 3 lety +6

    Your graphics are superior. Really good work. 💕

  • @tsekwongtai9005
    @tsekwongtai9005 Před 3 lety +41

    Korean War, China : "Don't cross 38th parallel!", US : "No way, shit!"
    Vietnam War, China : "Don't cross 17th parallel!", US : "Yes Sir!"

    • @DirtyMikeandTheBoys69
      @DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Except US forces crossed the 17th many times, and there were already 300,000 Chinese forces involved in North Korea by that point.

  • @zenbmonk1016
    @zenbmonk1016 Před rokem +1

    This is my favorite documentary on the conflict, it's so detailed.

  • @vivabusan
    @vivabusan Před rokem

    Thank you very much for your all the service and we never forget!

  • @pacthug4life
    @pacthug4life Před 4 lety +230

    One of the best historical channels on CZcams, the animations and narration only gets better and better

    • @suzyrottencrotch5132
      @suzyrottencrotch5132 Před 3 lety

      Narrator is abrasive at times

    • @kurtlovef150
      @kurtlovef150 Před 3 lety

      @@suzyrottencrotch5132 0

    • @MrPeterzhu
      @MrPeterzhu Před 3 lety +2

      it's not the real history about the war, look at the video from china about the war. you may have a whole view about it .

    • @aleksanegic1660
      @aleksanegic1660 Před 3 lety

      @@MrPeterzhu could you add the link of such video here please, I would like to see it

    • @MrPeterzhu
      @MrPeterzhu Před 3 lety +1

      @@aleksanegic1660 czcams.com/video/73GWWYMT3YA/video.html&pbjreload=101

  • @vivians9392
    @vivians9392 Před 3 lety +73

    I remember my Dad reading the paper in 1950, and saying to my Mom, "looks like we're going to war again." I was 6 1/2 years old, and I remember being horrified, saying, "Oh, no!" (They assured me we were okay here in Texas). I now wonder, HOW I knew what war even MEANT, since we had no TV yet, and I was only 19 mos old when war ended with Germany, and 22 mos old when it ended with Japan... This proves we should be careful about the disturbing information we discuss in presence of our babies and toddlers.. They absorb our discussions so young!

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 2 lety

      WOW, that's remarkable. I actually have seen footage/images of people learning of the Korean War breaking out, they often are just standing there with newspapers in their hands, frozen either in shock/disbelief or horror (it's hard to say, because of how emotionless some of them look). Even more eerie was the footage online I saw of Britain's government holding a cabinet meeting on whether to join America in the new conflict (which they did). It was almost an EXACT repeat of the 1939 scene, with a despairing crowd gathered outside knowing what was likely going to happen. The mindset seems to have been "No...NO, this can't be happening again!", despite the media announcers' confident propaganda messages. The hopes for many decades of peace that had filled the late 40s were completely shattered on June 26, 1950.

  • @cecillemarie3047
    @cecillemarie3047 Před 26 dny

    A very well put video. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

  • @CoolSmoovie
    @CoolSmoovie Před 2 lety +25

    It’s crazy that a war this relatively recent is already almost forgotten. It’s a tragedy

  • @yunisjama6837
    @yunisjama6837 Před 4 lety +5

    Love the video. Great work

  • @houseofinvertebrates2869
    @houseofinvertebrates2869 Před 3 lety +18

    Some of these battles would make great movies.
    and I got to say I love the video, I love the little map war that you got going on, it's awesome!

    • @abcxyz6606
      @abcxyz6606 Před 3 lety

      There is. Latest movie is The Sacrafice Jingang Chuan
      czcams.com/video/g_Y2L2jJ7-U/video.html

  • @circleancopan7748
    @circleancopan7748 Před rokem +56

    My grandpa served in Korean War, as part of one of the only 2 UNC forces who weren't beaten badly and the only one who held the line against Chinese First Offensive, the 10th BCT of the PEFTOK.
    That contribution was so underrated, but fondly remembered by Koreans. Although K&G forgot that contribution, it is fine, because we know what my grandpa and fellow Filipino soldiers sacrificed themselves for freedom.

    • @kaiwenhe5518
      @kaiwenhe5518 Před rokem +3

      Where did you get the information? From both American and Chinese records, Filipino didn't do well there......

    • @Joy-Hope
      @Joy-Hope Před rokem

      @@kaiwenhe5518 wikipedia

    • @circleancopan7748
      @circleancopan7748 Před rokem +1

      It took 4 PVA divisions, 40,000 to besiege a very outgunned battalion numbered less than 1,500, and yet lost 500 PVA men at the cost of 12 dead and a handful of wounded besieged? How is that not faring well?
      Turks and Puero Ricans on the other hand, ran when the first artillery shells hit their position.

    • @circleancopan7748
      @circleancopan7748 Před rokem +1

      And by the way, that particular battalion had been short-handed by the Americans, who promised the battalion a couple of Shermans, but ended up only getting one, for the allocated weapons were given to other units, and knocked out and captured.
      These men were only given a few old field guns, some machine guns and their service weapons, nothing more. Like those on the Chinese film Assembly, they were outgunned by overtly armed PVA.

    • @alexanderamor4043
      @alexanderamor4043 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@kaiwenhe5518...gen mc Arthur once said give me 10,000 Filipino soldier and will conquer the world....

  • @sercancelenk7131
    @sercancelenk7131 Před 2 lety +14

    It's mind blowing how this conflict which could have evolved into another full fledged world war is sadly forgotten by the majority of the world.

    • @SchooledSavage692
      @SchooledSavage692 Před rokem

      @LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 lol Soviets barely did anything, the Chinese and North Korea single handedly stopped the paper tiger in their tracks and forced them south. It was China equipped with just rifles vs the world.

  • @koenigamd
    @koenigamd Před 3 lety +133

    Recently at the Seoul airport border-control, an elder Chinese tourist arrived at the window. „Have you visited Seoul before, sir?“ asked the officer, „oh yes,“ answered the tourist. „Hmm, how come I don’t see any visa record?“ asked the Officer. With a mysterious smile on his face, the Chinese answered, „I did not need one, when I visited 70 years ago“.

    • @Le-eu4bf
      @Le-eu4bf Před 2 lety +23

      And then everyone in the airport clapped and the pilot flying the planes clapped so hard all the plane crashed and exploded

    • @MrGreghome
      @MrGreghome Před 2 lety +8

      That's just a rip off of the American visit France joke

    • @samdherring
      @samdherring Před rokem +3

      @@MrGreghome like most Chinese products lol

  • @johnnieireland2057
    @johnnieireland2057 Před 3 lety +39

    This was amazing, I didnt take my eye's off it once from start to finish.

    • @sweatysweak
      @sweatysweak Před 3 lety

      The Cold War: *talking war strategies*
      Me: ahh, chess

    • @limitess9539
      @limitess9539 Před 2 lety

      Truly is, tho the sound effects can get a bit too loud and then I'm trying to hear what he says and shit

  • @carlbyronthompson
    @carlbyronthompson Před 2 lety +65

    My late grandfather was in the Corps of Engineers in Korea. He was such a stud, VERY tough, VERY smart. After the war he worked as a civil engineer for Union Pacific then IDOT. He actually invented the first rumble strips, annoying but saved lives. He died in front of me due to a heart attack in 1987. His wife never had to work and he put six children through college. He was a hard man but I will always admire him.

  • @sgt.duke.mc_50
    @sgt.duke.mc_50 Před 2 lety +21

    As a Marine in VN (Jan '69-Aug '70) with 1/1 1st Marine Div--I am grateful that my destiny in conflict was not in the one in Korea. The winter & subsequent "advancing in the opposite direction" of the 1st Marine Div @ the Chosin Reservoir I think may have been my swan song (subartic temps would have neutered me). Veterans of the Korean War have never received the respect & acknowledgement for the sacrifices & achievements made by them. Every chance I get during any visits to the VA Medical Center, I always try to take an extra moment to pay my respect for their unheralded service. To ALL VETS 👍

    • @user-cl6jb3xq5b
      @user-cl6jb3xq5b Před 2 měsíci +1

      Because the Korean War was the only war in which the United States was not forced to sign a ceasefire agreement after victory. The United States and the West cannot face this war of aggression that has yielded no benefits, so it is natural not to forget it.

  • @chasemenoot6261
    @chasemenoot6261 Před 3 lety +23

    Most people says that history was boring. Well, this channel prove them wrong 😏

  • @kalvin1123
    @kalvin1123 Před 3 lety +6

    Please make a sequel to this. I want to learn about the rest of the battles and locations. The animation is amazing!

    • @medamobi9559
      @medamobi9559 Před 2 lety

      Have you seen the movie "comrades"

    • @kalvin1123
      @kalvin1123 Před 2 lety

      @@medamobi9559 Can you give more details?

  • @jamiegrays8981
    @jamiegrays8981 Před 2 lety +13

    My grandpa fought in the Korean war and passed away this year January 31st. RIP grandpa

  • @ronaldstrange8981
    @ronaldstrange8981 Před rokem +1

    An excellent documentary. Many thanks. I was in a boarding school when the war started. I well remember how, dare I say thrilled, we boys were and took a great interest in the daily news from Korea. I particularly remember the "Glorious Gloucesters" and their brave contribution to the war. There retreat from the North was legendary. Kind regards to all viewers, February, 2023.

  • @paulscottpadgett1996
    @paulscottpadgett1996 Před 3 lety +7

    Absolutely Stunning

  • @bobjones2580
    @bobjones2580 Před 3 lety +12

    Great video. The only minor improvement would be the lowering the volume of the sound effect of explosions as they frequently drown out the narration.

  • @loyalbeaver9402
    @loyalbeaver9402 Před 2 lety +13

    When it comes to Chinese intervention in the War, there are lots of finger-pointing between those viewing the war from different vintage points. Before anyone accuses anyone of "re-writing history", it behooves the accuser to first do some research into what the history is supposed to look like by relying on academically credited resources.
    Here are some scholastic consensuses in the West on Korea War related issues:
    *1, prior to the war, both Koreas were actively preparing for war and determined to conquer each other by military means.* No credited historians question the fact that South Korea under the dictatorship of Rhee Syng-man was just as hell-bent on militarily crashing the North as Kim was on crashing the South. His government was so antithetical to the division of Korea that South Korea government took no part in the subsequent peace negotiation and didn't even sign the truce in 1953. Rhee never recognized the 38th line and various plans had been drawn up by South Korea of invading and annexing the North.(Since South Korea's democratization in late 1980, these plans had long been declassified.) The only problem was the South Korea army was much weaker due to the less-than-abundant American military aids/weapon transfer. (In contrast, the Soviet sponsored the North lavishly.) While the North attacked first, the intention of eventually crossing the 38th line and vanquishing the other side on battlefield was the same for both sides.
    *2, Kim Il-sung started the war without China's knowledge.* Kim and CCP were indeed allies. The former lent the later substantial support when CCP was on defensive in Manchuria under the KMT's onslaught during 1946-1947. When CCP finally turned the tiding around in Chinese Civil War in 1949, Kim approached Mao and asked for reciprocal support in the upcoming Korean Civil War. To Kim's chagrin, Mao sternly warned him against starting a war, pointing out the fact that unlike the Chinese Civil War, which was purely a domestic affair, the 38th line was legitimized by the UN resolutions. Crossing the line inevitably risked Great Power's intervention. The disappointed Kim went to Moscow instead and acquired Stalin's approval. When North Korean launched sudden attack on June 25th 1950, CCP leadership was as caught off-guard as the South Koreans.
    *3, CCP's interests and intentions were aligned against being dragged into Korea War in 1950.* The Battle of Hainan, the last major battle of Chinese Civil War only ended in May 1950. KMT, though having largely retreated to Taiwan, was still in control of many groups of islands right off the Chinese coast, where it stationed its army that was still half a million strong. Its powerful air-force and navy completely dominated the air and sea and regularly bombarded the Mainland targets. In vast parts of Southwestern China, where CCP marched in only a few months before, the disintegrated Nationalists forces were reorganized in to guerrilla bands and continued to wage mobile wars against CCP, giving the latter a taste of its own medicine.(The assortment of anti-Communist forces had 2 million fighting men in 1950, and compelled CCP to launch the "Banditry Elimination Campaigns", which raged on up until late 1952.) At the time the CCP's attention and resources were entirely dedicated to consolidating its control of the Mainland, building its air-force/navy from scratch, readying its force for the "liberation" of Tibet, and preparing for the upcoming Battle of Taiwan, which was planned to be launched in the summer of 1951. The last thing CCP wanted was being dragged into a foreign war before the final defeat of KMT. Even more nightmarish for CCP was the scenario of American intervention into the Chinese Civil War on the side of KMT. The need to avoid such occurrence was the primary reason why Mao strenuously tried to dissuade Kim from stirring up trouble in Korean Peninsular while the Chinese Civil War was still raging on.
    *4, US moved its fleet into Taiwanese strait immediately after the war's outbreak.* The fact Kim took the matter into his own hand without informing CCP did not register with the Americans, who saw the Communist world as a monolithic block, where all Communists were puppets of Moscow. (Such block-based perception was also the catalyst for America's intervention in Vietnam War a decade later.) On on June 27th, two days after the war's outbreak, Trumen ordered the 7th fleet to sail into the strait of Taiwan and declared the inclusion of Taiwan into America's strategic defense circle in the Pacific. From CCP's perspective, it was an act of naked aggression - the USA, despite its emphatic assurance of non-intervention in the Chinese Civil War, (as uttered in the official White Paper it issued in August, 1949,) now blatantly went back on its own words and entered the Chinese Civil War without any provocation from CCP.
    *5, CCP only moved to preparing intervention after the UN force pushed north of the 38th line.* There had been debate among the Allies as to whether to stop at the 38th line, or to cross the line only to further destroy the North Korean army and then withdraw back to the South, or to push for the complete destruction of the North Korean state and the annexation of all its territories to South Korea. General MacArthur most adamantly insisted upon the last option and he prevailed in the end. It represented a controversially "expensive" interpretation of the UN mandate, which simply defines the objective as "stopping aggression". It also ignored RPC's repeated warning that PRC would not "sit and watch" should the UN force cross the 38th line. On Oct1st, UN force crossed the line. On Oct. 8th, CCP's Politburo reached the decision of sending in PVA. On Oct 15th, MacArthur assured Truman the Chinese were simply posturing and the UN force would secure the Chinese Border in the next few days and the war would be over by November and the soldiers would return home before Christmas. On Oct. 19th, PVA crossed the Yalu River. The rest is history.
    *6, Kim Il-sung would enter Manchuria should he be defeated in North Korea.* Pursuant to the existing treaties signed between CCP and Kim's party (initially in 1947 then again in 1949), in the event of defeat on Korean Peninsular, CCP was obligated to permit Korean Communist's retreat to Manchuria, where it could regroup and set up a guerilla base as it did in WWII. Further more, Stalin gave CCP explicit instruction that Kim should rebuild his force in Manchuria if he was forced out of North Korea. That would be disaster for CCP and China in general for two reasons: firstly it would significantly undermine China's sovereignty in Manchuria, given that Kim would operate as a "state within state", enlisting support from local Korean ethnic minorities. (It would bear directly analogy to the Palestinian Liberation Organization's retreat to Jordan, and later Lebanon, after its expulsion by Israel. The PLO's creation of a "state within state" led to both war with Jordan and Lebanese Civil War.) Secondly, it would likely trigger UN invasion of Manchuria, justified by the same "expensive" interpretation of the UN mandate. Given the UN force ignored the Inter-Korean border in pursuit of Kim, there was little reason to believe it would definitely stop at the Chinese-Korean border should Kim retreat to Manchuria. CCP was in no position to defy Stalin by refusing Kim's entry. The only effective strategy of forestalling its happening was to not let Kim be pushed out of North Korea.
    *7, even without Kim's retreat to Manchuria, there were many signposts suggesting the US might be planning to use Korea as the springboard to launch direct invasion of Mainland China in coordination with KMT.* General MacArthur visited Taiwan on July 31st, where he made some dramatic speeches on solidarity with the Nationalists in common struggle against the Communists. There was also the discussion on airlifting Nationalist divisions directly to Korea. (Remember, this was 2 month and 1 week before the CCP decided to participate in Korean War.) KMT propaganda made maximum hay of the visit, proclaiming it as the beginning of Chinese Civil War Phase II, where KMT would fight alongside Americans to take the Mainland China back, starting from Manchuria. Chiang Kai-shek himself was thrilled at such proposals. (Ever since KMT's loss of Mainland China, its propaganda machine had been dialed up to 11, blaring out assertions 24/7 that the defeat on Mainland was merely a temporary setback, and the US would join the war soon, and the counter-attack was imminent.) The war plan KMT drafted up involved deploying four Nationalist army groups to Korea to attack across the Manchurian border, and a massive simultaneous amphibious assault from Taiwan. Blessed with hindsight, we know now that Truman eventually overruled MacArthur and refused to endorse Chiang's attempt at escalation. CCP leadership in the summer of 1950 did not know that. With American soldiers a stone's throw away from Yalu River, the prospect of American invasion of Manchuria on behalf of KMT did not at all seem far-fetched.

  • @kerrygraham3544
    @kerrygraham3544 Před 2 lety

    Good content, and very well narrated but a bit to over the top with the graphics and background noise. I really dunno about the black and white TV either.

  • @sayitkoral
    @sayitkoral Před 3 lety +183

    my great uncle fought and died there, ı hope one day, ı can visit him. greetings from Turkey.

    • @jthunders
      @jthunders Před 3 lety +13

      I can recommend the Max Hastings book on the Korean War , and I’ve read a few . He said the Turks were super soldiers, but you knew that.

    • @sayitkoral
      @sayitkoral Před 3 lety +4

      @@jthunders thank you very much ı will definetely look into it. thanks for the compliment as well :)

    • @seandoo5165
      @seandoo5165 Před 3 lety

      土耳其旅确实参战了

    • @skyereave9454
      @skyereave9454 Před 3 lety +9

      Thanks for his service. You have my gratitude.

    • @sayitkoral
      @sayitkoral Před 3 lety +1

      @@skyereave9454 kind regards

  • @iudfr
    @iudfr Před 3 lety +3

    lower some of the background sounds of gun fire and etc to avoid muffle of narration in future vids....its not as bad as most others vids that made this mistake but its fairly up there

  • @miguelsalami
    @miguelsalami Před 2 lety +1

    Good Stuff, My dad was a USMC Marine Corps Aviation mechanic during this conflict. He kept those F86 Sabre birds in the air. 🇺🇸

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 Před rokem +18

    My grandpa fought in the Korean War. It's a war I've only recently been learning much about. Thank you for the video!
    Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)

    • @DodgyDaveGTX
      @DodgyDaveGTX Před rokem

      Same here. Thankfully he didn't die in the war but I still regret I never took the time to ask him about it while he was alive 😕

    • @Froggy123_
      @Froggy123_ Před 11 měsíci

      My grandfather also fought in the Korean War.

    • @phonelee8207
      @phonelee8207 Před 2 měsíci

      But did your grandfather figure out why he went to war in a small country thousands of kilometers away?

  • @Armorius2199
    @Armorius2199 Před 4 lety +5

    The 3d animations are awesome, keep up the standerd guys!

  • @LouisDavern
    @LouisDavern Před 4 lety +26

    A relative of mine went off to fight in this war and ended up having a distinguished military career, he rose to Lieutenant-General and was knighted by the Queen in later life. I'm obviously biased but I think his book on the conflict, detailing his experiences with the Paras, is pretty enjoyable. It's called "In the Shadow of the Sword" by Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley. He was nicknamed Farrar the Para.

    • @stevyjobs8436
      @stevyjobs8436 Před 3 lety +1

      Didn’t his son command a company of paras in the Falklands war?

    • @sinjimsmythe9577
      @sinjimsmythe9577 Před 3 lety

      I was literally trying to place the name too. Subconscious dimly trying to work out how he fought in Korea and also somewhere else a bit more recently!
      But yes that’s it. Son. He was at Goose Green

  • @alexkesteris3425
    @alexkesteris3425 Před 2 lety +10

    My grandad who's British was in this war he wouldn't talk about it he just told me he seen and did horrible things you could tell he was really affected by it he sadly passed away three years ago to cancer I miss him so much

    • @pathfinder303
      @pathfinder303 Před 2 lety +1

      Not much mention of the British and Commonwealth countries at all in my opinion where so many VCs were won !

  • @johnhammond9962
    @johnhammond9962 Před 2 lety

    Absolutely excellent. Thank you

  • @alvinombreroacedo2087
    @alvinombreroacedo2087 Před 3 lety +9

    Hi all from Philippines 🇵🇭 your watching I love shouth Korea 🇰🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @cjk1271
      @cjk1271 Před 3 lety

      🇰🇵👍🏻

    • @kimilsung2608
      @kimilsung2608 Před 3 lety

      🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵💪💪💪💪

  • @yuanhaolan8197
    @yuanhaolan8197 Před 3 lety +29

    my friend‘s grandfather is a chinese veteran who had ever participate against the UN army,he said he have never afraid to death although many of his comrades-in-arms got dead during the war when they are fight against his enemies because homeland are behind their back,they have not reason to backward

    • @lyc2520
      @lyc2520 Před 2 lety +3

      Because of brainwashing

    • @xu2730
      @xu2730 Před 2 lety +8

      @@lyc2520 先有国才有家 一个不祟拜英雄的民族是可悲的

    • @user-sg1gn8hr1x
      @user-sg1gn8hr1x Před 2 lety +2

      @@lyc2520 Who is the one that has been brainwashed,Chinese know that an independent country must make its own country safe ,so they make a choice to fight with the world most powerful country.Because of your weak thinking, your understanding of events is only the publicity level of the media. When people like you look at problems, they can only see the outermost and most basic layer. Living like you is always the most sad proof of mankind

    • @user-sg1gn8hr1x
      @user-sg1gn8hr1x Před 2 lety +10

      @@lyc2520You can only see the skin of an apple, but you can't see the pulp inside. National affairs are often complex and decided in many aspects. Aren't you the most sad person?

    • @user-sg1gn8hr1x
      @user-sg1gn8hr1x Před 2 lety +2

      @@lyc2520 China has chosen the most difficult way to prevent American forces from expanding around China, because only a world power like China knows that it has to rely on itself to survive in the world, and one of its core interests is to ensure the territorial security around itself. There are many countries that want to be slaves of the United States, There are few countries that really want to turn themselves into a stronger country than the United States. China saw it more than 60 years ago. Only when they are strong, others will respect you

  • @blackhatfreak
    @blackhatfreak Před rokem +14

    My grandfather was part of a handful of hybrid Army/USMC intelligence units. Unfortunately most of his record was burned in a fire at the national archives for the Army, but I do have a picture of him being awarded a medal by his CO who was a Marine while he was just an Army grunt. His CO was a Col Green or Greene.

    • @phonelee8207
      @phonelee8207 Před 2 měsíci

      But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?

  • @reecemcmillan4819
    @reecemcmillan4819 Před 9 měsíci +2

    My great grandad was an artillery man during the Korean War, he still walks 10 miles a day and he's nearly 90💪

  • @kysergagnon5667
    @kysergagnon5667 Před 3 lety +46

    I just hate how forgotten the vets are I’m blessed enough to have my grandfather who served in Vietnamese and his brother who was airborn in koria

    • @pauly260
      @pauly260 Před 2 lety +5

      I was in the US Army & served temporary duty in South Korea. South Korea is full of beautiful, amazing people & the ROK army is, by far, the most terrifying soldiers I have ever seen! We’d do it all over again anytime for you guys! Know America (along with our allies) is forever on your side.
      “Freedom is not free”

    • @user-vv7ir1pl4j
      @user-vv7ir1pl4j Před 11 měsíci

      Beacuse the details of the war are humiliating for the western world

  • @milksgadgets1520
    @milksgadgets1520 Před 4 lety +4

    Do more East/Southeast/South Asia specific cold war topics, the less covered ones, like "Sino-Soviet Split" "Sino-Vietnamese War" etc...

  • @voicegirl555
    @voicegirl555 Před 2 lety +21

    On this Memorial Day I wish to thank all those soldiers who fought this war. All those who survived and all those who are gone. They didn't ask to go, but they did. God Bless You All.

  • @dcheng4248
    @dcheng4248 Před 11 měsíci +16

    My grandfather fought for the chinese PVA army. He was sent in 1951 towards the latter part of the war. When i asked him whether he fought side by side with the north koreans, he says he only saw north korean corpses😂.....and that they fought the allies completely alone....nobody moved an inch during the day, and the supply situation became so dire for certain PVA units they were munching their belts(made of cow hide) for food....

  • @annurp.9950
    @annurp.9950 Před 3 lety +9

    My grandfather in my father side was One of the 5 Battalion Combat Team (BCT) that was sent by the Philippine Republic during that time he Was assigned to the 10th (BCT) thanks for this sharing this video

    • @rockmanxhhh2033
      @rockmanxhhh2033 Před 3 lety

      but no mention in this video of non-american troops

    • @loyloyarnesto2398
      @loyloyarnesto2398 Před 3 lety +2

      @@rockmanxhhh2033 its because the other countries didnt learn that philippines was the first called and to fight by UN.

    • @rockmanxhhh2033
      @rockmanxhhh2033 Před 3 lety

      @@loyloyarnesto2398 Or they conveniently "forget" about it.

    • @loyloyarnesto2398
      @loyloyarnesto2398 Před 3 lety

      @@rockmanxhhh2033 indeed

    • @snowlee-ml7rr
      @snowlee-ml7rr Před 2 měsíci

      As a US colony, the Philippines has the obligation to help the mother country launch wars against other countries. Understandable.

  • @magicx7129
    @magicx7129 Před 3 lety +151

    By the way . Its not a forgotten war . 1/5 Earth people will remember this war for ever ----1.4B Chinese citizen.

    • @Miguel-ly4bm
      @Miguel-ly4bm Před 3 lety +16

      Yeah.... Great outcome..... Have you been to north korea? ...... I've been to South Korea.... Great place!

    • @djqyu2426
      @djqyu2426 Před 3 lety +17

      @@Miguel-ly4bm
      如果解除封锁,用不了几年,北朝鲜就富了,参考越南。

    • @briggsdidnotstrapem7699
      @briggsdidnotstrapem7699 Před 3 lety +9

      I agree! Americans will pay a lot of dollars to forget this war completely, Unfortunately the whole world saw this very event that took a lot of pages in the book of history; This will be remembered Forever.

    • @kuanged
      @kuanged Před 3 lety +16

      @@Miguel-ly4bm NK would be better off if the US hadn't forced sanctions onto that country. Maybe the global goal should be to throw down the US so everyone else can hope to have a better life.

    • @seandarbe2521
      @seandarbe2521 Před 3 lety +5

      American didn't forget the war it's just not that interested in retelling the wars event's repeatedly.

  • @hmj1116
    @hmj1116 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I was fighting in the Korean War 1951 to 1953 was decorated with military medals most proud of my medals is The Ambassador For Peace medal.

  • @kaayleelynn3424
    @kaayleelynn3424 Před 2 lety +4

    IM SO HAPPY I WATCHED THIS ALL. it was very crazy

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Před 3 lety +14

    A little known fact. There was a second Korean War that happened over decade later. But thanks to Vietnam (which was going on at this time) this war is even more forgotten than the first one. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

    • @kaiservon2936
      @kaiservon2936 Před 2 lety +6

      There’s so little information around about it that all I know is it existed

    • @brokenbridge6316
      @brokenbridge6316 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kaiservon2936---IKR.

  • @stc2828
    @stc2828 Před 3 lety +52

    The most important consequence of Korea war is it deterred US from crossing into North Vietnam for a total victory, bit instead stuck in the south defensively the whole time.

    • @QingShanHao
      @QingShanHao Před 3 lety +18

      We Chinese told US no to enter the north of Vietnam,this time US heard and obeyed.

    • @kryndude
      @kryndude Před 3 lety +37

      @@QingShanHao Communist logic: we'll invade you and conquer you but if we happen to lose don't you dare think about occupying us.

    • @Chungus581
      @Chungus581 Před 3 lety +16

      @@QingShanHao honestly being stuck living in China or North Korea sounds worse than any military defeat

    • @QingShanHao
      @QingShanHao Před 3 lety +3

      @@Chungus581 You mean whatever territory you lose is a victory for you?

    • @dabo5078
      @dabo5078 Před 3 lety +11

      @@Chungus581 Really, tell that to the homeless Vietnam vets, or the poor living in literal shitholes in Sam Francisco

  • @hmj1116
    @hmj1116 Před měsícem +5

    I was drafted to the American Army to fight in Korea in 1951-1953 against the North Korean regime since then after my Honorable discharge I first worked for the post office then after saving some money I opened a neighborhood grocery store later on I worked for Safeway after 24 years I retired at age 63 I'm now age 95 .

    • @HwangSimok
      @HwangSimok Před měsícem +2

      I am Korean. You are the hero who prevented the free Republic of Korea from communism. Many Koreans do not forget about veterans like you. Thanks to you, Korea has become one of the top 10 economies in the world. Once again, I would like to express my deep respect and gratitude, and I pray that you live a happy life for the rest of your life.

    • @eghitdegreehugrhurricane
      @eghitdegreehugrhurricane Před měsícem

      ​@@HwangSimok现在韩国怎么样,很好奇

    • @insaneclownponies9599
      @insaneclownponies9599 Před měsícem +1

      Thank you for your service to both this country and to our allies in Korea.

    • @HwangSimok
      @HwangSimok Před měsícem

      @@eghitdegreehugrhurricane The South Korean government has become one of the world's top 10 largest economies. North Korea is one of the poorest countries in the world. Do you know that?

    • @eghitdegreehugrhurricane
      @eghitdegreehugrhurricane Před měsícem

      @@HwangSimok Of cuorse I konw,but it seems the population situation there isnot very good. I see scientists said korean will disappear in thirty years

  • @JohnSmith-vg4jd
    @JohnSmith-vg4jd Před 2 lety +5

    Amazing how Inchon ALWAYS over shadows the battle of Pusan in history. Inchon, 47K men fighting. Pusan, 250K plus about 600 tanks fighting. Its not even close in size and ferocity, but Marines like that glory, earned or not.

  • @apricotcomputers3943
    @apricotcomputers3943 Před 3 lety +3

    Dannng, this really opened my eyes on this war

  • @shawnvirimai7163
    @shawnvirimai7163 Před 3 lety +18

    We can all agree that the narrators voice is so calming

  • @gradeyundery4939
    @gradeyundery4939 Před 8 měsíci +1

    the sound of the artillery needs to be a little bit louder, i still sometimes can hear a couple of words.

  • @Cyb3rSynaps3
    @Cyb3rSynaps3 Před 11 měsíci +10

    My great uncle was SGT. David A. Feriend. 3rd battalion, 31st infantry regiment, 7th infantry division. Declared missing in action on 12-6-1950 after the battle of the Chosin Reservoir.
    An incomplete set of remains was returned to us in the US by North Korea in 2018 and buried in 2019. More remains of his were recently discovered as of may 2023 and are set to be returned and buried with the former remains.

    • @dennis3921
      @dennis3921 Před 10 měsíci

      我们家族有七人参加了长津湖水门桥战役,除了一人与美军同归于尽外,其他人都幸存
      战争就是悲剧,愿世界永无战火

    • @hmbbpaidaxing8999
      @hmbbpaidaxing8999 Před 9 měsíci

      @@dennis3921 哪个军的我太爷爷是26军的77还是78师的

  • @josephcontreras8930
    @josephcontreras8930 Před 3 lety +5

    The presentation and narration of this documentary is 1st class!!! This is crisp and consice and way better than history channel with its animation. I had an old uncle and my godfather both fought in this war so mash really put the point of what happened there. I think the Korean war vets deserve to have a new retelling of this warlike nam like ww2 ground air sea battles ww1 and today's movies about the war on terror. I know there are b&w movies made about this war but Hollywood needs to honor this war with a new perspective of what happened there like pork chop hill the chosin resevour pissed off pass the real heartbreak ridge battle and tokorie bridges. Because this great sacrifice is largely forgotten today and all any one who thinks of Korea is mash. There's more to it.

  • @munshine101st
    @munshine101st Před 3 lety +57

    As an Korean-American, 7 year combat veteran with the United States Marine Corps(03) and the 101st Airborne-Air Assault Division. I am truly thankful, for this channel to remember the Warriors that fought, and sacrificed their lives for a people far away from home.
    My true Heroes, that I never met nor seen; however, never forgotten and forever grateful. Their bravery and ultimate sacrifice granted millions of South Koreans to live free and prosperous. This Marine/Soldier will always remember and forever grateful, til my last breath. God Bless America!
    Semper Fidelis!

    • @dtb6648
      @dtb6648 Před 3 lety

      Thanks to the philiippines the first asian country to send troops in korean war. Filipino soldiers vs. Chinese soldiers. in the Battle of Miudong (which was hailed as the first battle won by Filipino soldiers in a foreign soil) the battle of yultong and the battle of eiree-hill

    • @munshine101st
      @munshine101st Před 3 lety

      @@dtb6648, also remember this, if it was not for America. You would be speaking Japanese. If you did not read it properly. I was thanking "All" that fought and died in the Korean War. Not only the philippines. Thanks.

    • @dtb6648
      @dtb6648 Před 3 lety

      @@munshine101st i recommend you to watch the interview of filipino soldiesr participated in korean war. czcams.com/video/W8lZszDElQI/video.html

    • @munshine101st
      @munshine101st Před 3 lety

      @@dtb6648, I sure did, and they fought heroically against all odds. They have my deepest gratitude for their bravery and sacrifice. Stay motivated!

    • @mypetflowers1648
      @mypetflowers1648 Před 3 lety

      THANKS TO ALL THE VET Who defended the SK.

  • @yulp1
    @yulp1 Před 2 lety +5

    5% of comments: “my grandfather fought in this war”
    95% of comments: “Where are the Philippines?”

  • @HavecksOR
    @HavecksOR Před 8 měsíci +1

    My grandpa served in the Korean war and was on the U.S.S Boxer, he told me stories about being in both Koreas along with going back and forth from Japan, Hawaii and such

  • @billbenoit3653
    @billbenoit3653 Před 3 lety +7

    My grandfather served in this war and seen very bad things. God bless to all those who have served in the wars over the years.

  • @michaelkell2061
    @michaelkell2061 Před 3 lety +7

    I'm currently parked next to a Korea war memorial in my hometown watching this.

  • @edwardglenn7162
    @edwardglenn7162 Před 2 lety +3

    My dad was also in this war and survived a plane crash ....Airforce remembering all the brave men .

  • @josephlee6590
    @josephlee6590 Před 2 lety +35

    My grandparents tell me about what it was like living during the war. My grandmother on my mother's side was a child during the war and they broke down their door so they could cross the Han River and escape the North Korean army. On my dad's side, my grandfather was captured by the KPA and thought he would be executed but managed to escape and hide in a ditch. It's very upsetting this division still exists today

    • @willengel2458
      @willengel2458 Před rokem

      the DMZ exists because US wants it to exist to justify its presence on the peninsula, and Asia. SK taxpayers pickup the bulk of the expense for keeping foreign troops on its soil. SK armed forces is under US command, not SK
      how many SK political leaders retired peacefully or died of mysterious illness or circumstances? if not mistaken, the current president is head of that agency.

    • @xianseah4847
      @xianseah4847 Před rokem

      Wars are prolonged because of external interference.

  • @user-cx9df1el4e
    @user-cx9df1el4e Před 3 lety +50

    We are always grateful for your sacrifice.
    Thank you for protecting me.
    From Korea ❤️

    • @QingShanHao
      @QingShanHao Před 3 lety +5

      Very sentimental,but.Ok,keep your dreams.

    • @N.Grg00
      @N.Grg00 Před 3 lety +4

      Okey white Licker

    • @kimilsung2608
      @kimilsung2608 Před 3 lety +7

      North Korea is the best Korea

    • @louiswu6300
      @louiswu6300 Před 3 lety +4

      Although S Korea is rich. N Korea has nukes.
      That will make sure Korea will be a country to the end of human history.
      You should thank to N Korea. And support them under surface.
      The US only afraid of N Korea. Not S Korea.
      N Korea has balls that dare to against the most powerful country. Which I will hat off for that.
      Don't blame the dictatorship of N Korea. If you take US for an enemy. You have to be dictatorship. Or your country will be divided in a very short time. Even Russia can't survive that.
      Even giant like China has to build a fire wall for against US propaganda and economic invasion.
      So I respect every country who dare to against US. It is the hell mode when playing a game on our planet.
      N Korea is a man.

    • @kimilsung2608
      @kimilsung2608 Před 3 lety

      @@louiswu6300 Without nukes NK would already be invaded czcams.com/video/ktE_3PrJZO0/video.html

  • @Qin_Lee
    @Qin_Lee Před 4 lety +169

    JUST WISH NORTH AND SOUTH WILL REUNITED IN FUTURE❤️🙏GOD BLESS PEOPLE OF KOREA

    • @axelpatrickb.pingol3228
      @axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Před 4 lety +17

      Read up on the aftermath of German "reunification" and multiply their struggle by 100. That is how hard unification is for Korea. Want a snaller example? The unification of Mindoro Island lasted only a year before the natiobal government dissolved it again in in 2017...

    • @Thextoastxisxbob
      @Thextoastxisxbob Před 4 lety +11

      @Stephen Jenkins Yeah this is the reality its to late and it would take hundred years to unbrainwash and catch North Koreans up. They are one of the most uneducated populations on Earth and South Korea is one of the top.

    • @quisqueyanguy120
      @quisqueyanguy120 Před 4 lety +2

      @Stephen Jenkins They could use a different route than the used by the Germans.

    • @user-zu8rt4gt3h
      @user-zu8rt4gt3h Před 3 lety +5

      Just kill America,maybe

    • @user-zu8rt4gt3h
      @user-zu8rt4gt3h Před 3 lety +6

      @@racerx6672 I'll give you a slap in the face. If the United States did not block North Korea, would North Korea do so? Shameless things

  • @jlvfr
    @jlvfr Před 2 lety

    A great video, mas the battle sounds are too loud at times; made it hard to listen.

  • @porcine83
    @porcine83 Před měsícem +3

    People love to criticize MacArthur, and he certainly was arrogant, but the landing at Inchon was pure genius. Not sure any other contemporary US commander would have conceived of it, let along pulled it off.