Seasons & Episodes
The Korean War Week 001 - The Korean War Begins - June 25, 1950
Despite the fact that there have been clear signs that they might soon invade South Korea, when the North actually does
The Korean War Week 002 - The Fall of Seoul - July 2, 1950
The North Korean forces are advancing all over, and this week they take Seoul, the South's capital city, after just a fe
The Korean War Week 003 - Never Fear, MacArthur's Here! - July 9, 1950
American troops have arrived in Korea and engage the KPA- the forces of the North- in the field this week for the first
The Korean War Week 004 - Americans Repeatedly Routed - July 16, 1950
Elements of the US 24th Division, the only American one that's arrived in force in Korea so far, take on the North Korea
The Korean War Week 005 - The Allied Cluster f**k at Taejon - July 23, 1950
Taejon falls this week to the advancing North Korean steam roller, but the fight there is complete chaos that even sees
The Korean War Week 006 - Stand or Die! - July 30, 1950
The UN Forces have been pushed back ever further, but this week, US 8th Army Commander Walton Walker issues the order to
The Korean War Week 007 - The Pusan Perimeter - August 6, 1950
The UN forces are withdrawn this week across the Naktong River into a new defensive zone in the Southeast corner of the
The Korean War Week 008 - The First UN Counterattack - August 13, 1950
The first UN large scale counterattack goes off this week; this by the American Task Force Kean. It has both successes a
The Korean War Week 009 - Bloody UN Victory at Naktong Bulge - August 20, 1950
The Marines are deployed to back up the UN forces facing disaster in the Naktong Bulge and by the end of the week the ti
The Korean War Week 010 - MacArthur and the Incheon Meeting - August 27, 1950
Douglas MacArthur has a plan for an amphibious invasion of Incheon, and he thinks it will turn the tide of the war. This
The Korean War Week 011 - Destroy the Perimeter! - September 3, 1950
The North Korean forces launch a huge new offensive against the entire Pusan Perimeter, hoping to break through at least
The Korean War Week 012 - Green Light for Incheon - September 10, 1950
Douglas MacArthur's brazen plan to land two full divisions far behind enemy lines and sabotage the North Korean logistic
The Korean War Week 013 - 70,000 UN Troops Head for Incheon - September 17, 1950
This week sees the UN forces execute Operation Chromite, the amphibious invasion of the port of Incheon, far behind enem
The Korean War Week 014 - Breakout from the Perimeter! - September 24, 1950
Last week's amphibious invasion of Incheon completely surprised the North Koreans, and there are now thousands of UN tro
The Korean War Week 015 - The Liberation of Seoul - October 1, 1950
My, how the tide has turned. Less than two weeks ago, US X Corps landed at Incheon, far behind enemy lines, and already
The Korean War Week 016 - South Koreans Invade the North! - October 8, 1950
This week the KPA continue to grapple with the hole made by the landings at Incheon, as South Korean forces push past th
The Korean War Week 017 - The Americans invade North Korea! - October 15, 1950
The American forces- and British Commonwealth ones- join the South Koreans in crossing the 38th parallel and invading No
The Korean War Week 018 - The Fall of Pyongyang - October 22, 1950
The North Korean capital falls to the UN forces, which isn't really surprising since the North Korean armies have been c
The Korean War Week 019 - The Chinese Threat Revealed! - October 29, 1950
Communist Chinese forces make themselves known on the battlefield in a big way, and openly engage UN troops for the firs
The Korean War Week 020 - American Disaster at Unsan! - November 5, 1950
American forces drive onwards, almost oblivious to the emerging Communist Chinese threat. At Unsan, an American regiment
The Korean War Week 021 - US Elections Threaten MacArthur! - November 12, 1950
MacArthur's forces struggle to make sense of the recent Communist Chinese intervention in Korea, especially when the Chi
The Korean War Week 022 - Winter is Coming! - November 19, 1950
Eighth Army commander Walton Walker makes his final preparations for the big push north to the Yalu River. The Communist
The Korean War Week 023 - The Eagle Versus the Dragon - November 26, 1950
Thanksgiving 1950 comes and goes in the snowy north of Korea, and Eighth Army's push to the Yalu River begins the follow
The Korean War Week 024 - Marines Attacked at Chosin Reservoir - December 3, 1950
On and around the frozen waters of the Chosin Reservoir, the US Marines and the Chinese Communist forces fight out a bru
The Korean War Week 025 - UN Forces Abandon Pyongyang - December 10, 1950
This week, UN forces in the west pull out of the North Korean capital Pyongyang. In the east, the marines continue to fi
The Korean War Week 026 - Chinese Victory in North Korea Complete - December 17, 1950
The last UN forces still in the northern half of Korea begin their frantic retreat by sea. The evacuation is a huge oper
The Korean War Week 027 - The US General Dies! - December 24, 1950
UN forces commander Douglas MacArthur continues to insist more troops are needed to fight the Chinese Communists. They a
The Korean War Week 028 - Happy Nuke Year! - December 31, 1950
Matt Ridgway arrives in Korea to find his Eighth Army broken and dysfunctional from top to bottom. He has a mere few day
The Korean War 029 - The Third Battle of Seoul - January 7, 1951
The Chinese People's Volunteer Army crosses the Imjin River in force and attacks the South Korean capital. The best unit
The Korean War 030 - Revived North Korean Army Strikes Wonju - January 14, 1951
UN troops around Wonju get a gentle reminder that they're not only fighting the Chinese. The North Koreans are back, and
The Korean War 031 - Operation Wolfhound - January 21, 1951
Matt Ridgway sends forth the US 27th Infantry Regiment, known as the Wolfhounds, into the no-mans-land between the UN an
The Korean War 032 - Thunderbolt! US Troops Go On the Offensive - January 28, 1951
Peng Dehuai's armies rest and recuperate on the banks of the Han River, nursing their supply issues, and the initiative
The Korean War 033 - A Deadly Game: China & US Both Attack! - February 4, 1951
The fate of the Korean Peninsula stands on a knife edge as Peng Dehuai's mighty armies gear up to make their move. The U
The Korean War 034 - Four Chinese Armies Target Wonju - February 11, 1951
The anticipated Chinese counterattack begins to take shape. Chinese commander Peng Dehuai and US 8th Army Commander Matt
The Korean War 035 - The Battle of Chipyong-ni - February 18, 1951
Chinese Commander Peng Dehuai has launched his 4th Phase Offensive, pushing the UN forces back in the center of Korea, a
The Korean War 036 - MacArthur Gets Dumber Every Week - February 25, 1951
Operation Killer begins this week, and its objective is what the name implies, to destroy as much of the enemy as possib
The Korean War 037 - Matt the Ripper! - March 4, 1951
This week is really a week of planning, as Matt Ridgway unveils the plans for Operation Ripper- to follow the somewhat d
The Korean War 038 - The US President is Angry! - March 11, 1951
Operation Ripper kicks off this week, and gains plenty of ground... but the enemy is almost nowhere to be found. Douglas
The Korean War 039 - Kim Gets ROKrolled - March 18, 1951
Seoul falls to the South Koreans this week- the 4th time it's changed hands since last June. There is no big celebration
The Korean War 040 - MacArthur Sandbags Truman - March 25, 1951
Harry Truman is moving forward with his plans to somehow end the fight with the Chinese, but Douglas MacArthur takes a h
The Korean War 041 - One Order Away from WWIII - April 1, 1951
The UN forces have again crossed the 38th Parallel in many places, but High Command is worried about Soviet intervention
The Korean War 042 - Seize Hwacheon Reservoir? A Dam Good idea - April 8, 1951
Operation Rugged is in full swing, and it's taking a decent amount of territory, but Matt Ridgway is worried about the p
The Korean War 043 - Truman Dismisses MacArthur! - April 15, 1951
It's finally happened, President Harry Truman has relieved Douglas MacArthur of Command. If you've followed us lately yo
The Korean War 044 - Mac's Lies Boil Truman's Blood - April 22, 1951
The stage is set for the Chinese Communist Forces' next big offensive in Korea, but that is not where American eyes are
The Korean War 045 - The Chinese Spring Offensive Begins! - April 29, 1951
This is a week of nothing but battle action as the Chinese Spring Offensive crashes down on the UN forces like a tidal w
The Korean War 046 - The MacArthur Senate Hearings Begin - May 6, 1951
The Senate Hearings digging into Douglas MacArthur's dismissal as UN forces commander begin this week, though they'll li
The Korean War 047 - MacArthur's Big Lie Exposed - May 13, 1951
The MacArthur Hearings continue in Washington, and George Marshall is adamant that what Mac says about the January 12th
The Korean War 048 - Cut Off. Outnumbered. Doomed - May 20, 1951
The Chinese Spring Offensive reignites, and it does so with a vengeance, kicking straight into high gear, and also total
The Korean War 049 - Race to Trap 70,000 Soldiers - May 27, 1951
The Chinese Spring Offensive continues this week, but comes to its end- it has cost the Communist forces tens of thousan
The Korean War 050 - Trapped in the Triangle: Korea's Killing Zone - June 3, 1951
The MacArthur Senate Hearings continue this week, with US Secretary of State Dean Acheson now in the hot seat. He takes
The Korean War 051 - China: Acheson's Cold Calculus - June 10, 1951
The UN forces Operation Piledriver gets bogged down by the weather and the terrain. 8th Army Commander Jim Van Fleet say
The Korean War 052 - MacArthur Fades, Ceasefire Hopes Rise - June 17, 1951
The UN troops continue their advance to the Kansas Line, meeting no resistance at Pynoggang, but heavy resistance beyond
The Korean War 053 - Moscow Says 'End the War!' - June 24, 1951
Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik speaks to the world on UN radio, saying that the Soviet position on Korea is that ceasefir
The Korean War 054 - The War is One Year Old - July 1, 1951
Over a year has passed since North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea, and while the war ha
The Korean War 055 - Ceasefire Talks Planned – But the War Isn’t Paused - July 8, 1951
It's huge news- the Chinese and North Koreans have agreed to hold peace talks with the American led UN forces, to begin
The Korean War 056 - Ceasefire Talks Start – With Threats, Tricks, and Delays - July 15, 1951
This week might be a big turning point in the war, for this week, ceasefire negotiations begin in Kaesong. Both sides ha
The Korean War 057 - Behind the Talks - A New Battle Is Brewing - July 22, 1951
The Kaesong negotiations continue, hopefully to bring about a cease fire, but is this even possible, considering the wis
The Korean War 058 - The Empire Strikes Back - July 29, 1951
The Kaesong peace talks drag on, with the main sticking point being the Communist refusal to consider any demarcation li
The Korean War 059 - Who’s Really Running the Korean War? - August 5, 1951
The Kaesong peace talks keep dragging on, and where any demarcation line should be drawn continues to the biggest obstac
The Korean War 060 - Neutral Zone Violations and the 38th Parallel Standoff - August 12, 1951
UN Commander Matt Ridgway is extremely frustrated by the Communist delegation's unyielding stance on the 38th Parallel a
The Korean War 061 - The South Koreans Strike as Ceasefire Talks Stall - August 19, 1951
After two months of inactivity, 8th Army begins new offensive operations this week, and it is the South Korean forces do
The Korean War 062 - Chinese Break Off Peace Talks! But Whose Fault Is It? - August 26, 1951
The Chinese claim that American bombers have attacked the Kaesong conference area and break off the peace talks. The UN
The Korean War 063 - The Battle of Bloody Ridge - September 2, 1951
The South Koreans have won their fight northeast of the Punchbowl, but not that far away the Battle of Bloody Ridge is e
The Korean War 064 - Inexperienced UN Recruits Face Disaster - September 9, 1951
The Battle of Bloody Ridge comes to its end, having very much earned its name. One issue the UN is really having though
The Korean War 065 - Another Bloody Ridge Begins? - September 16, 1951
Bloody Ridge is barely over, but orders have come for the UN forces to already attack the next ridge to the north, and U
The Korean War 066 - The Hell of Heartbreak Ridge - September 23, 1951
The Korean War reaches one of its bloodiest battles as UN forces clash with North Korean defenders on Heartbreak Ridge.
The Korean War 067 - Ridgway Defies Truman? - September 30, 1951
There's worry and chaos in Washington when UN Commander Matt Ridgway indicates that there is one order that if given fro
The Korean War 068 - Aussies Take the Lead In Operation Commando - October 7, 1951
Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, arrives in Korea to see the war for himself. At the same time, UN forces lau
The Korean War 069 - Conquered...But At What Cost? - October 14, 1951
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge ends with victory for the UN forces, though the casualty count is alarmingly high for bot
The Korean War 070 - Casualties Rise For The Chinese - October 21, 1951
The UN forces launch Operation Polecharge, hoping to complete Operation Commando, but they have worries away from the fi
The Korean War 071 - The Panmunjom Peace Talks! - October 28, 1951
Big news! The peace talks resume after over two months hiatus, now in a village called Panmunjom. Also, UN Commander Mat
The Korean War 072 - UN Censors as Communists Speak! - November 4, 1951
The Panmunjom peace talks continue, but a real sticking point is Kaesong- both sides insist that they must have control
The Korean War 073 - The UN rejects the Communist proposal! - November 11, 1951
The fighting continues for Maryang-san, though in general everyone is getting ready for the freezing Korea winter. The b
The Korean War 074 - The US Wants To Prolong The War - November 18, 1951
UN Commander Matt Ridgway has everyone in Washington worried because of his refusal to play ball with the Communist side
The Korean War 075 - Insurgency Behind The Lines! - November 25, 1951
While there is no battle action this week, there is still a lot of fighting, as the UN forces must constantly watch thei
The Korean War 076 - Is America Favouring The Communists? - December 2, 1951
This week at the Panmunjom Peace Talks the two sides agree on a Demarcation Line for an armistice based on the current b
The Korean War 077 - The Korean Winter Bites Hard - December 9, 1951
Now that they've agreed on a Demarcation Line, the talk this week at the Panmunjom peace talks has turned to whether the
The Korean War 078 - Communists See 100% Success in the Skies! - December 16, 1951
The Communist forces' air power grows and grows, to the point where the UN wonders if they will lose aerial supremacy. T
The Korean War 079 - Tearing Up The Geneva Convention! - December 23, 1951
Both sides finally release POW information to each other, as required by the Geneva Convention, but neither side is happ
The Korean War 080 - Empty Lines and Guerrillas: X-mas '51 in Korea! - December 30, 1951
It's Christmas, 1951, and though peace on earth and goodwill to all men might have a general appeal, peace seems as far
The Korean War Week 81: Ridgway Admits the UN is Little Threat! - January 6, 1952
The year may have changed, familiar faces come and go, but some things remain the same. The POW issue continues to domin
The Korean War Week 82: Operation Strangle Isn't Strangling! - January 13, 1952
Operation Strangle, to destroy enemy logistical capability with air power, has been in progress for months now, and yet
The Korean War Week 83: The Medics' War! - January 20, 1952
There's discussion- and disagreement- in UN Command and Washington about whether or not to poll all the POWs the UN side
The Korean War Week 84: Inside Truman's Diary - January 27, 1952
Things heat up in the Panmunjom Peace Talks, which each side arguing that the other side's proposals violate the Geneva
The Korean War Week 85: Futilely Pounding North Korea? - February 3, 1952
The UN forces are by now having trouble just keeping their planes in the skies, thanks to shortages of spare parts, so f
The Korean War Week 86: Koje-do: A Simmering Cauldron - February 10, 1952
An astonishing accusation about chemical weapons by Soviet diplomat Yakov Malik dominates headlines this week, as the PO
The Korean War Week 87: What's Going On In Compound 62? - February 17, 1952
UN forces kick off this week with an operation to ensnare and capture North Korean and Chinese patrols, as significant p
The Korean War Week 88: Riot or Revolution? - February 24, 1952
The tensions at Koje-do POW camp explode this week, ending in heavy bloodshed as UN forces desperately try to wrestle co
The Korean War Week 89: Is There Such Thing As Soviet Neutrality? - March 3, 1952
The UN is not just worried that the Communists have strong air power, they're worried that because they can't produce mo
The Korean War Week 90: No Surrender, No Armistice... No Hope? - March 10, 1952
Ultimatums and blackmail! Well, sort of. US President Harry Truman is trying to strong arm South Korean President Syngma
The Korean War Week 91: The South Korean Economy is Dying - March 17, 1952
There's tension between Allies as the ROK economy worsens and worsens, part of the problem being caused by all the South
The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! - March 24, 1952
The UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of th
The Korean War Week 93: Who Wants To Be President? - March 31, 1952
A surprise announcement this week leaves the US wondering just who is going to run for President- the election is this f
The Korean War Week 94: Mines, Marines, and Mayhem - April 7, 1952
In order to try and make some progress on the thorny issue of POW repatriation, the UN offers to screen all the POWs the
The Korean War Week 95: Ammunition Shortage Threatens Disaster - April 14, 1952
US Marines begin to make contact with their Communist Chinese adversaries in their new position in the west of Korea, bu
The Korean War Week 96: Korean Marines Leapfrog the Han - April 21, 1952
UN Command completes its screening of the 170,000 military and civilian POWs they hold to see how many of them would vio
The Korean War Week 97: A Peace Proposal Package - April 28, 1952
There is what should be major news this week as the UN gives the Communists a peace proposal package at long last that a
The Korean War Week 98: Two Sides. One Issue. No Peace. - May 5, 1952
At the end of last week the UN presented a peace package proposal to the Communists at the peace talks, but that package
The Korean War Week 99: The War's Most Humiliating Crisis - May 12, 1952
The world turns it's eyes to the UN POW camp at Koje-Do island when the Communist POWs in one of the compounds kidnap th
The Korean War Week 100: Mark Clark in Command - May 19, 1952
Mark Clark is the new UN Commander and will run the war in Korea, replacing Matt Ridgway, who leaves for Europe to take
The Korean War Week 101: Another Week, Another POW Riot - May 26, 1952
In the wake of the kidnapping of the Koje-Do POW camp commandant, UN Commander Mark Clark is busy really working on expa
The Korean War Week 102: American Bioweapons on Korean Soil? - June 2, 1952
The Chinese continue their campaign of accusing the US of practicing germ warfare in North Korea and Manchuria. Meanwhil
The Korean War Week 103: - The Outpost War - June 9, 1952
The US 45th Division launches Operation Counter in the field this week, to take some enemy outposts, Bull Boatner finish
The Korean War Week 104: Order Restored at Koje-do - June 16, 1952
The saga of Koje-Do POW camp comes to its end this week after Bull Boatner's troops crack down hard and finally take ful
The Korean War Week 105: Destroy Suiho Dam! - June 23, 1952
Since the beginning of the war UN air power has studiously avoided hitting North Korea's hydro-electric complex, since t
The Korean War Week 106 - The Battle of Old Baldy - June 30, 1952
On the ground, the fight for the hilltop they call 'Old Baldy' really heats up this week, and it's a bloody one. In the
The Korean War Week 107 - America on Strike! - July 7, 1952
The US Steelworkers Union strike enters its second month this week with no end in sight and the lack of steel production
The Korean War Week 108 - The Republican Candidate - July 14, 1952
n Chicago, the US Republican Party Convention comes to its end and they have chosen Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower as their Pre
The Korean War Week 109: - July 21, 1952
The Korean War Week 110: - July 28, 1952
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