The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...
The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of ...
When the Korean War ended in 1953, about 50,000 South Korean prisoners of war were kept in the North. Many were forced into labouring jobs against their will. Some were killed. Now their children ...
Conway-Lanz’s 2006 book Collateral Damage quoted an official U.S. Navy history of the first six months of the Korean War stating that the policy of strafing civilians was “wholly defensible.” ...
When Dwight Eisenhower assumed the presidency in 1953, he had one immediate policy objective: to end the Korean War. In July of 1953 the war came to an end, with an uneasy stalemate. That the war ...
During his time in the repressive country, Charles Robert Jenkins married a Japanese abductee, taught English at a school and appeared in propaganda films Francine Uenuma The logistics of moving ...
The Korean Peninsula remains divided, but in South Korea at least there are “wide-ranging and serious reflections on the meaning and consequences of the war,” says historian Gregg A.
Droff, Josselin Malizard, Julien and Schmitt, Olivier 2023. When Military Interventions Decrease Military Power. Evidence from the French Case. Defence and Peace Economics, p. 1.
South Korean K-pop group BTS is facing a backlash in China over comments a member made about the Korean War. In a speech, the band's leader, known as RM, mentioned South Korea's shared "history of ...