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Jun 25, 2016

The Chinese Army attacks the Seoul bridgehead and General Ridgeway decides to withdraw from Seoul.  The Communist retake the City of Seoul.  The 1st and 9th Corp withdrew well to the south and destroy the port of Inchon.  The United Nations win the second battle of Wonju and retake the town.  The Second North Korean Corp is defeated within the Taeback Mountains.  A biography of Major General Moore the new commander of the 9th Corp.

Jun 18, 2016

Pressure from Mao forces General Peng to launch the Chinese third offensive before he wanted too.  However the Chinese and North Koreans brake though the South Korean Divisions.  General Ridgeway withdraws the 1st and 9th Corp to the Seoul bridgehead.  The First battle of Wonju.  A biography of Major General Mac Clure the commander of the American 2nd Division. 

Jun 11, 2016

The American Army undertakes its longest retreat.  The morale of the Eighth Army falls badly.  The death of General Walker and an assignment of his performance as Eighth Army Commander.  The murder of prisoners by the South Korean Government.  The French Army commitment to the Korean War.  A biography of General Matt Ridgeway, the new commander of the Eighth Army.

Jun 4, 2016

Oliver Smith the commander of the 1st American Marine Division plans for a likely Chinese attack.  Two battalions from the American 7th Infantry are defeated but the Marines hold firm and fight their way back to the south. The Chinese suffer many deaths because of the extreme cold.  A biography of General Song the commander of the Chinese 9th Army.

May 28, 2016

The Eighth Army launch their own attack towards the north but is caught off balance when the next day the Chinese Army launch their own second offensive.  The Chinese pin down most of the American troops while they crash into the right flank of the Eighth Army.  Many South Korean troops flee in panic, the American 2nd Division suffer heavy losses.  A biography of Major General Keiser.

May 21, 2016

The failure to realise the threat of the Chinese Army in Korea at General Mac Arthur's Headquarters in Tokyo.  General Mac Arthur orders the United Nations forces to advance towards the Chinese border.  The advance of the Tenth Corp and the South Korean 1st Division into North East Korea, leaving their left flank exposed.  The Chinese prepare for their second offensive.  A biography of Charles Willoughby, General Mac Arthur's chief of intelligence.

May 14, 2016

The Chinese First offensive continues and the American 1st Cavalry Division is defeated at Unsan, the offensive ends due to lack of supplies.  The bridges over the Yalu River are bombed.  North Korean fighters attack the United Nations rear supply lines.  A biography of General Peng the commander of the Chinese Army in Korea and his terrible fate.

May 7, 2016

General Mac Arthur and President Harry Truman meet at Wake Island to discuss the war.  Mac Arthur assures the president that there will be no Chinese offensive in Korea.  The Chinese in fact do launch their first offensive, attacking the South Korean 1st Division around the town of Unsan.  The Chinese defeat the South Korean Second Corp which is routed.  A biography of Xi Fang the chief of staff of the Chinese Army in Korea.

Apr 30, 2016

As the North Korean Army faces defeat, Stalin refuses to offer Soviet military forces to defend North Korea but suggest that the North Korean Government asks China for military support.  China warns the United States not to cross into North Korea.  Mao agrees to use of Chinese troops in Korea.  China builds up its army in Manchuria, then cross into North Korea.  A biography of Mao the Chinese Communist ruler.

Apr 23, 2016

General Mac Arthur orders the United Nation forces to cross the 38th Parallel and invade North Korea.  The First Corp capture Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.  The South Korean First Corp capture the port of Wonsan before the Marines can land there.  An parachute landing north of Pyongyang fails to trap the North Korean Army.  A trainload of murdered American prisoners of war is discover.  A biography of George Marshall, the American Secretary of Defence.

Apr 16, 2016

On September 16th the Eighth Army begins its breakout from the Pusan perimeter.  North Korean resistance begins to weaken.  The American retake the City of Taejon finding evidence of North Korean killings of civilians and prisoners of war.  The Eighth Army links up the Tenth Corp.  A biography of Lieutenant General Milburn, the commander of the First Corp.

Apr 9, 2016

American Marine capture the Kimpo peninsular and then cross the Han river.  A three day battle between at the western edge of Seoul between American Marines and the North Korean Army.  The Tenth Corp capture Seoul, General Mac Arthur visits the City.  The Tenth Corp secure the area around Seoul.

Apr 2, 2016

The Naval and Air Force attacks on Inchon and Moon Tip Island.  The capture of Moon Tip Island by American Marines in the morning.  The wait for the high tide to return.  The Marines land in Inchon.  South Korean Marines mop up remaining North Korean resistance.  A biography of Major General Oliver Smith, the commander of the 1st Marine Division.

Mar 26, 2016

The planning of the Inchon landing.  The difficult nature of the tidal reach at Inchon for the naval planning.  The American and South Korean forces to landed.  The  North Korean defences.  The covert Naval intelligence mission.  A biography of Admiral Stubble the Navy commander for the landings.

Mar 19, 2016

The South Koreans with American help defend the northern flank against the North Korean September offensive.  The effect of the Korean War upon Japan.  General Mac Arthur's Headquarters in Tokyo.  A biography of Major General Coulter the deputy commander of the Eighth Army.

Mar 12, 2016

Three North Korean Divisions attack towards the City of Taegu but the American 1st Cavalry Division hold them back from the City.  The state of alarm within the headquarters of the Eighth Army.  A biography of Earl Warren a sergeant who gave his life to save his comrades.

Mar 5, 2016

As part of the North Korean September offensive the 6th and 7th Divisions are repulsed by the American 25th Division.  Four North Korean Divisions attack the American 2nd Division and the North Koreans retake Cloverleaf Hill.  A biography of General Kim the commander of the North Korean First Corp. 

Feb 27, 2016

The Battle of the Bowling Alley where North Korean tank and infantry attack are been off by the Americans.  Further American reinforcements,  The placement of Koreans within American units.  The North Korean plans for their September offensive.  A biography of the commander of the North Korean Army, Kim Chaek. 

Feb 20, 2016

The attack of the North Korean 6th Division against the American 25th Division in late August 1950, including the fight for Battle Mountain.  The British Armed Forces during the Korean War.  A biography of Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary.

Feb 13, 2016

The attach of the North Korean Second Corp overwhelms the South Korean Army.  The reason for the weakness of the South Korean Army.  The creation of war industries within the Pusan perimeter.  The care of refugees.  A biography of Yu Jae Huung, the commander of the South Korean Second Corp.

Feb 6, 2016

The North Korean 3rd and 10th Division cross the Naktong River and attack the American 1st Cavalry Division.  The Battle of Triangulation Hill.  American Air Force operations during the Battle for the Pusan Perimeter.  A biography of Major General Earl Partridge the commander of the American 5th Air Force in Korea. 

Jan 30, 2016

The defence of the Naktong River by the American 24th Division which is attacked by the North Korean 4th Division.  The North Koreans seize Cloverleaf Hill and the Obong ridge.  Early American attempts to retake the hill are unsuccessful, but with the help of the Marine, they finally regain them.  A biography of Major General Lee, commander of the North Korean 4th Division.

Jan 23, 2016

The counterattack by the American 25th Division west of Masan.  The battle of the Bloody Gulch.  The murder of American prisoners of war by the North Koreans.  The American 25th Division withdraws back to its start line.  A biography of Major General Keen the commander of the American 25th Division.

Jan 16, 2016

The balance of power begins to swing against the North Koreans.  A description of the terrain along the Pusan Perimeter.  The heat and lack of water in August 1950.  The disposition of the American, South Korean and North Korean Divisions along the Pusan perimeter.  The M26 Tank now arrives in large numbers to aid the American Army.  A biography of Major General Gay the commander of the American 1st Cavalry Division.

Jan 9, 2016

American Air supremacy.  The poor nature of Korean roads.  The importance of the port of Pusan.  The logistical command of the Eight Army.  The control of the seas off Korea by the naval forces of the United Nations.  A biography of Admiral Joy the commander of the United Nations naval forces.

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