Korean War - PART 9, July, August 1950- 6.25 전쟁

This episode details the fighting around the Naktong River, west of Taegu and the Pusan perimeter. The Chinese Nationalists on Taiwan (Kuomintang) wish to send 3 divisions to fight in the Korean War, but are turned down by President Truman. MacArthur wanted them. Presidential advisor, Averil Harriman, is sent to Japan to talk to MacArthur and tell him not to attack China, on the president's orders. He's also asked to check on MacArthur's state of mental health, and whether he's fit to command. The USA is able to control the messages coming out of Korea in the UN, as the Russians were still boycotting the Security Council. British Prime Minister Clement Atlee gets on board to support the UN collective security action in Korea. The British have difficulties sending combat-ready units to Korea, but eventually assemble the British 29th Brigade out of the UK advance base at Hong Kong.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Korean War
• Douglas MacArthur
• Taiwan
• Formosa
• Naktong River
• air campaign
• North Korea
• Middlesex Regiment

[troytblevins]

the british were more worried about trying to keep ther empire .

[troytblevins]

so the north korean leaders got nothing to do with what its like today in that country,that country has been run by physcopaths since the end of world war two.

[Cha2002]

This is a great documentary. There are some details that I didn't know about before, such as Walker yelling at his soldiers while in a flying plane.

[Rentaghost76]

No, it is MacArthur's fault. The man was a buffoon.

[VegardMinde]

The current situation in North Korea was Trumans fault.