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Born to Fight – Colonel Lewis Millett

GeraldS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:53:13 +0000

A Vietnam magazine interview with Col. Lewis L. Millett, who served in two armies and three wars and was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge in the Korean War.

Koje-do Prison Camp – Gallery

jberry — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:57:43 +0000

Photographs from Koje-do Prison Camp, Korea, 1951-1953.

Stand or Die – 1950 Defense of Korea’s Pusan Perimeter

David Lauterborn — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:51:22 +0000

In 1950 Lieutenant General Walton "Johnnie" Walker ran the brilliant defense of the Pusan Perimeter, which saved South Korea and invented a whole new doctrine for the U.S. Army

War Behind The Wire: Koje-do Prison Camp

jberry — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:47:37 +0000

Americans learned a hard lesson when North Korean prisoners took over their compound-and kidnapped a general.

Military History Quarterly Winter 2009 Table Of Contents

jberry — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:42:42 +0000

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Able Dog: Was the AD Skyraider the Best Attack Bomber Ever Built?

GeraldS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:45:38 +0000

The Douglas AD Skyraider wasn't pretty, but its pilots and maintenance crews dubbed it the Able Dog because of its handling and dependability. Some still regard it as "the best airplane ever made for close-in attack."

MiG Madness: The Air War over Korea

HistoryNet Staff — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:58:11 +0000

In the Korean War's air battles between Sabre and MiG jets, American pilots often crossed a forbdden line, the Yalu River.

Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.: Korean War Hero

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Following the Japanese surrender ending World War II on September 2, 1945, the U.S. Army was reduced to just 10 divisions, with four of them, the 7th, 24th and 25th Infantry divisions and the 1st Cavalry Division, stationed in Japan on occupation duty. With the war over, Americans generally thought there was no real need [...]

The Rise of the Helicopter During the Korean War

HistoryNet Staff — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:55:06 +0000

Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War's early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict's end.

Interview with Harold E. Fischer: Korean War Jet Ace and POW

HistoryNet Staff — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:37:00 +0000

Colonel Harold Fischer survived two years in a Chinese prison camp after getting shot down over Manchuria.

Interview by Bob Bergin