Season 2024 (2024)

The Korean War Week 001 - The Korean War Begins - June 25, 1950
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June 25, 2024 • 24m

Despite the fact that there have been clear signs that they might soon invade South Korea, when the North actually does in force o...Read more

The Korean War Week 002 - The Fall of Seoul - July 2, 1950
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July 2, 2024 • 27m

The North Korean forces are advancing all over, and this week they take Seoul, the South's capital city, after just a few days of ...Read more

The Korean War Week 003 - Never Fear, MacArthur's Here! - July 9, 1950
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July 9, 2024 • 26m

American troops have arrived in Korea and engage the KPA- the forces of the North- in the field this week for the first time. It d...Read more

The Korean War Week 004 - Americans Repeatedly Routed - July 16, 1950
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July 16, 2024 • 25m

Elements of the US 24th Division, the only American one that's arrived in force in Korea so far, take on the North Korean forces a...Read more

The Korean War Week 005 - The Allied Cluster f**k at Taejon - July 23, 1950
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July 23, 2024 • 24m

Taejon falls this week to the advancing North Korean steam roller, but the fight there is complete chaos that even sees the top Am...Read more

The Korean War Week 006 - Stand or Die! - July 30, 1950
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July 30, 2024 • 24m

The UN Forces have been pushed back ever further, but this week, US 8th Army Commander Walton Walker issues the order to 'stand or...Read more

The Korean War Week 007 - The Pusan Perimeter - August 6, 1950
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August 6, 2024 • 22m

The UN forces are withdrawn this week across the Naktong River into a new defensive zone in the Southeast corner of the Peninsula-...Read more

The Korean War Week 008 - The First UN Counterattack - August 13, 1950
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August 13, 2024 • 19m

The first UN large scale counterattack goes off this week; this by the American Task Force Kean. It has both successes and failure...Read more

The Korean War Week 009 - Bloody UN Victory at Naktong Bulge - August 20, 1950
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August 20, 2024 • 22m

The Marines are deployed to back up the UN forces facing disaster in the Naktong Bulge and by the end of the week the tide has tur...Read more

The Korean War Week 010 - MacArthur and the Incheon Meeting - August 27, 1950
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August 27, 2024 • 24m

Douglas MacArthur has a plan for an amphibious invasion of Incheon, and he thinks it will turn the tide of the war. This week come...Read more

The Korean War Week 011 - Destroy the Perimeter! - September 3, 1950
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September 3, 2024 • 19m

The North Korean forces launch a huge new offensive against the entire Pusan Perimeter, hoping to break through at least somewhere...Read more

The Korean War Week 012 - Green Light for Incheon - September 10, 1950
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September 10, 2024 • 19m

Douglas MacArthur's brazen plan to land two full divisions far behind enemy lines and sabotage the North Korean logistics finally ...Read more

The Korean War Week 013 - 70,000 UN Troops Head for Incheon - September 17, 1950
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September 17, 2024 • 18m

This week sees the UN forces execute Operation Chromite, the amphibious invasion of the port of Incheon, far behind enemy lines. T...Read more

The Korean War Week 014 - Breakout from the Perimeter! - September 24, 1950
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September 24, 2024 • 21m

Last week's amphibious invasion of Incheon completely surprised the North Koreans, and there are now thousands of UN troops deep i...Read more

The Korean War Week 015 - The Liberation of Seoul - October 1, 1950
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October 1, 2024 • 24m

My, how the tide has turned. Less than two weeks ago, US X Corps landed at Incheon, far behind enemy lines, and already this week ...Read more

The Korean War Week 016 - South Koreans Invade the North! - October 8, 1950
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October 8, 2024 • 20m

This week the KPA continue to grapple with the hole made by the landings at Incheon, as South Korean forces push past the 38th Par...Read more

The Korean War Week 017 - The Americans invade North Korea! - October 15, 1950
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October 15, 2024 • 18m

The American forces- and British Commonwealth ones- join the South Koreans in crossing the 38th parallel and invading North Korea ...Read more

The Korean War Week 018 - The Fall of Pyongyang - October 22, 1950
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October 22, 2024 • 24m

The North Korean capital falls to the UN forces, which isn't really surprising since the North Korean armies have been completely ...Read more

The Korean War Week 019 - The Chinese Threat Revealed! - October 29, 1950
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October 29, 2024 • 17m

Communist Chinese forces make themselves known on the battlefield in a big way, and openly engage UN troops for the first time. Wh...Read more

The Korean War Week 020 - American Disaster at Unsan! - November 5, 1950
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November 5, 2024 • 18m

American forces drive onwards, almost oblivious to the emerging Communist Chinese threat. At Unsan, an American regiment finds its...Read more

The Korean War Week 021 - US Elections Threaten MacArthur! - November 12, 1950
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November 12, 2024 • 15m

MacArthur's forces struggle to make sense of the recent Communist Chinese intervention in Korea, especially when the Chinese vanis...Read more

The Korean War Week 022 - Winter is Coming! - November 19, 1950
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November 19, 2024 • 16m

Eighth Army commander Walton Walker makes his final preparations for the big push north to the Yalu River. The Communist Chinese p...Read more

The Korean War Week 023 - The Eagle Versus the Dragon - November 26, 1950
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November 26, 2024 • 17m

Thanksgiving 1950 comes and goes in the snowy north of Korea, and Eighth Army's push to the Yalu River begins the following day. I...Read more

The Korean War Week 024 - Marines Attacked at Chosin Reservoir - December 3, 1950
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December 3, 2024 • 23m

On and around the frozen waters of the Chosin Reservoir, the US Marines and the Chinese Communist forces fight out a brutal battle...Read more

The Korean War Week 025 - UN Forces Abandon Pyongyang - December 10, 1950
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December 10, 2024 • 21m

This week, UN forces in the west pull out of the North Korean capital Pyongyang. In the east, the marines continue to fight their ...Read more

The Korean War Week 026 - Chinese Victory in North Korea Complete - December 17, 1950
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December 17, 2024 • 17m

The last UN forces still in the northern half of Korea begin their frantic retreat by sea. The evacuation is a huge operation invo...Read more

The Korean War Week 027 - The US General Dies! - December 24, 1950
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December 24, 2024 • 16m

UN forces commander Douglas MacArthur continues to insist more troops are needed to fight the Chinese Communists. They aren't comi...Read more

The Korean War Week 028 - Happy Nuke Year! - December 31, 1950
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December 31, 2024 • 16m

Matt Ridgway arrives in Korea to find his Eighth Army broken and dysfunctional from top to bottom. He has a mere few days to recti...Read more