Korean
War Movies
From "McArthur" to "M*A*S*H,"
check out the best movies involving the Korean War.
Korean
War Books
Find books on every conceivable Korean War topic.
The Korean War began as a civil conflict between
communist North Korea and the Republic of Korea to the south. After failed
attempts to create insurgencies in South Korea, North Korean troops crossed
the 38th parallel, the border between the two nations, in the early hours
of June 25, 1950 and invaded South Korea.
Shortly after this event, U.S. President Harry Truman, with the support
of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, ordered General of the Army
Douglas McArthur to use whatever force was necessary to aid the South Koreans.
This resolution marked the first time in the UN's short history that the
use of force in answer to another's country's aggression was authorized.
The ensuing struggle saw many memorable moments,
including McArthur's Inchon landings, the heroic stand of the 1st marine
Division against enemy forces in the Choisin Reservoir, Truman's removal
of McArthur from command of the U.S. Army, and the People's Republic of
China's first armed confrontation with U.S. forces.
Ultimately, the U.S. would send over five million
soldiers to the Korean theatre before the conflict ended three years later,
but the war also involved servicemembers from a large number of other nations,
including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa,
India, France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, Colombia, Greece,
Ethiopia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey. The UN and South Korean
forces suffered a final casualty toll of 200,000 people, including 37,000
U.S. servicemen, before the independence of South Korea was restored.
Although an armistice was signed in 1953 between the U.S., China and North
Korea, South Korea refused to sign it, leaving the two Koreas separate to
this day. Currently the U.S. still maintains a military force in South Korea.
Related
Links
Korean
War @ HistoryChannel.com
Locate a summary of the conflict, related bios, and videos
for sale.
Korean War Project
Definitive resource offers bulletin boards, recollections,
POW information, and updates.
The
Korean War
Provides a bibliography and complete details on the period's
weaponry, including photographs.
Blood,
Sweat and Saline - Exhibition of the National Museum
of Health and Medicine examines combat medicine during
the Korean War.
Korean
War Veterans National Museum and Library
Includes the oral history project and access to items
of interest -- information on reunions, unit histories,
support groups, and chronology.
50th Anniversary
Page
Find a history of the war, view photos, and read interviews
with the veterans.
Military
Research Room
Offers a search feature that lists the 33,627 US Military
personnel who died as a result of the conflict.
USAF
Museum - Korean Conflict
View photos of the bombers and fighters from the Korean
War, as well as specification and performance information.
