The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

American military leaders, including General Douglas MacArthur, were caught off guard by the entrance of the People’s Republic of China, led by Mao Zedong, into the five-month-old Korean War.

The USSR was afraid of provoking a World War and therefore helped the North Koreans and the Chinese through indirect or covert methods. 3-4 million Koreans died in the war which had resulted in a ...

The Korean War is often referred to as ‘the forgotten war’. Seventy-five years on, the memory of it remains vivid for those, like Albert Morrow from Bangor, who had a frontline view.