In 1950, as U.S. Marines tried to fight their way out of a Chinese trap, Korea suffered its worst winter of the century. The men who struggled there suffered accordingly.
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Korean War: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Served Throughout the Air War
In spite of the daunting threat of enemy jet fighters, Boeing B-29s served throughout the Korean War.
Korean War: Death of Task Force Drysdale
On a grim November night in 1950, the Chinese attacked and attacked — until all that was left was a string of Americans and British enclaves, each group fighting on its own.
Korean War: Operation Chromite
Operation Chromite — the September 1950 amphibious landings at Inchon — rehabilitated the U.S. military’s tarnished post-World War II image.
Korean War: Battle on Pork Chop Hill
A bloody seesaw struggle for Hill 255 — a minor territorial chip at the negotiating table — came to be remembered as a symbol for the entire Korean War.
Korean War: CIA-Sponsored Secret Naval Raids
If you think the U.S. Navy’s activities off Korea were limited to offshore bombardment and carrier strikes, you don’t know CIA’s front organization, Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK).
Korean War: 1st Turkish Brigade’s Baptism of Fire
Inexperienced but well trained and eager to show their mettle, the first Turkish troops arrived in Korea just in time to face the Chinese onslaught of November 1950.
Korean War: A Fresh Perspective
Forty-five years after shipping out to fight in Korea, Harry Summers got new insight into what the war had been all about.
Korean War: Forgotten 24th and 34th Infantry Regiments
Though often maligned or dismissed in Korean War annals, the 24th and 34th Infantry regiments did their best to stem the North Korean onslaught in the conflict’s first months.
Denis Warner: Eyewitness to the Early Days of the Korean War
An Australian journalist witnessed firsthand the chaotic early days of American involvement in the Korean War.