Wasn’t our fight. Vietnam had more of an effect but the loss of faith by Americans began when we fought wars in Asia against enemies who had no interest in threatening Americans

I loved history and wanted to know about the Korean War (we didn’t have the net) He refused to talk about it…at all! Let me see if I can find out why!

Yes, another brilliant presentation by Professor Guelzo. But I have to note that I see only gray heads in the audience, who asked all the questions, and hardly half a full auditorium. Where are the students, alas? Too consumed by social media I fear.

The stalemate and cease fire in Korea may have served as the template for the future Vietnam War. We believed we could accomplish in Vietnam what we had in Korea. Unfortunately, Vietnam had a triple canopy jungle. .

During the Korean War, the The Mig 15 prevailed over allied aircraft in combat until the arrival of the North American F-86 Sabers. German WWII research influenced the design of both the Mig and Sabre, each of which had swept wings. The Sabre was armed by 50 calibre machine guns like American fighters of WWII. On the other hand, the Mig was intended to intercept American B-29's and was accordingly armed with three very powerful canons. This made the Mig very dangerous if its pilot could score even a hit or two. Arguments can be made about which was the better machine in combat, but possibly all round better trained Allied pilots contributed to victories over the Migs. On the other hand, the Mig could escape a fight due to its initial better rate of climb and slightly higher operational ceiling. Both types saw improvements over initial production. One interesting fact is that the Mig's engine was a licensed version of the Rolls Royce Nene. Without the cooperation of Rolls Royce and the British government, Russia could not have fielded a fighter in time that was the equal to the Sabre or perhaps even to the British Meteors and the US Navy's Panthers.

i've learned so much over the years of watching dr. hanson's you tube videos i have probably earned several degrees. thank you professor hanson.

The usa wouldnt intervene in the 1949 chinese civil war So the 1950 korean war was the best option due to the Geographical advantages!

CAN TIGERS HAVE SPOTS INSTEAD OF STRIPES

As always I enjoy listening to Dr. Hanson and this is no exception. But I do think he is overly generous when he says the American forces fought magnificently. Some elements did, especially the Marines, but the Army had a lot of units bugging out haphazardly at the first sound of Chinese trumpets. Many American officers complained about this and the Brits were especially critical of the way the Americans cut and ran in chaotic fashion. Like I say, some units stood their ground but to say as whole they were magnificeint is a reach. As soon as he took command Ridgway saw that the Army lacked discipline and morale was in the toilet, mostly because the soldiers just weren't trained. MacArthur was too busy being the emperor of Japan to make sure the troops under his direct command were trained properly and the kids coming from state-side units were scared shitless and led by a mixed bag of officers. I'm not saying this to slam the military. I served, 23 years in fact, so I have mad respect for the guys who had to deal with the hand they were dealt in that mess. But it was a far messier mess than people realize. The Code of Conduct came about as a direct result of the way military discipline was lacking in Korea. The Marines had the highest survival rates because they were the most disciplined. And the big take away, that wars of containment are never a good idea, was lost on most everyone. Policy makers thought if it worked in South Korea it would work anywhere, especially Vietnam because after-all all Asians are alike. You'd think they would have learned that was false during WWII after fighting the Japanese. Another lesson that had been around since the War of 1812 was glossed over; if you have a democratic system don't get into a war that lacks popular support. Truman should have listened to the warnings he was getting from India regarding Chinese intentions if he went north and he should have looked around and gauged the national sentiment. Americans were never that gung-ho about the thing. Return the status-quo, declare victory, and come home. The same advice LBJ got and ignored in 65. Some lessons are never learned.

Why weren't the accounts on labor advertised ten or twenty years ago? Illegal cheap human trafficking vs USA citizens for work, jobs...sophists have three sets of books.

I would say the young man had a desire to die gloriously in battle. You know that a desire to die in battle is a thing. I grow weary of the essential denigration of the so called average American as they are not brave or courageous. People join the military for all kinds of reasons. People in the military kill people who are only fighting because their leader told them to fight. Their many people who lack the ability to feel fear. The people who do feel fear and put themselves in harms way are brave and courageous. The people who do not feel fear are simply not normal. This nation is not great because we have ability to kill the most people. This country is/should be great for the principles which is supposed to guide it. So please stop with the rhetoric of soldiers holding a higher status. Doing so puts you one step closer to serfdom.

If USA cant win in Afghanistan how is USA suppose to win against Russia . Of course USA Army can beat Russia Red Army but only in hollywood haha !

YES, VDH IS A NATIONAL TREASURE

At the UN, there is a time-line/mural, that gives the history of the UN. The Korean War is nowhere to be found. Incredibly curious!🤷🏽‍♀️

Our military is probably weaker now than any time since before the Korean War. Our manufacturing, including medical supplies and drugs, has all been sent to China. We would not be able to defeat China in a conventional war today.

If university hiring and admission committees reversed course and started ignoring identity politics, it wouldn't affect the outcome disparities that created identity politics; you need to end those disparities first (which is what affirmative action tried and has evidently failed to impact thus far), which means you have to change how disadvantaged people are being raised and figure out how to increase their opportunities for advancement long before college. They need more resources at the ground level; ending affirmative action at the university level without addressing the originating disparities would only push us back toward the status quo ante where the already privileged cemented their privilege across generations.

Didn’t JFK make plans to leave the Vietnam war?

She is big on rhetoric but poor on facts and data. Couldn't articulate a straightforward answer to any of the questions.😂😂

How is it that this many years later, the Koreans havent developed enough of an army to defend themselves...?

I had 3 uncles who fought in WW11 and in Korea- my uncle the fighter pilot said that the missions he flew in Korea were more dangerous than the ones he flew in the South Pacific. The other two uncles were Army - I remember what they had to say and have pictures that they took while there.

Tied down in Ukraine as well, now $$$$. Our enemies watching and munching popcorn

Wow!! Glad I watched this! I did NOT see this coming when I saw the name Smith College! Thanks you.

I heard basically NOTHING of my Marine father's time in Korea 😢 I did notice his BIG coat, boots and sleeping bag--which all seemed odd in So Cal.🤔 However, in Perth Australia 2014, I met native Koreans who were SO TOUCHED upon hearing about my Dad. Over and over they told me "OH! Please tell him thank you for us!" An amazing gift to me AND my father ❤

USS Bataan (CVL-29) ferried an Air Force F-84 wing to Japan with plans to return for overhaul immediately. Instead boarded Marine squadron VMF-212 and almost immediately launched close-air-support missions supporting evacuation from Hungnam.

Thank you - great lecture - VDH is a national treasure as has been said many times. God bless all and the USA

Soldiers in Korea said they were fighting chinese soldiers .

About 600,000 Chinese died from all causes. I wish I could remember the book that is from but was a story about a Chinese military attache who told one of his Hungarian counterparts who had spent much of the war in China and North Korea; "Actually we didn't do very well. We lost around 600,000 soldiers." The ONE MILLION number was suggested by Max Hastings without any evidence but is well loved by American Jingos.

Frasier Crane knows his history!

My dad who was a 3 tour Vietnam Vet who had 2 friends who were Korean veterans and he talked about them retiring with a 1000 yard stare

This wonderful man brings history to life and has the most charming sense of humor. I love watching his videos and would see him in person if it is ever possible.

Tremendous talk.

Awesome presentation.

VDH is a very humble and smart intellectual.

59:00 SAT & GRE scores. They no longer are good indicators of candidates’ aptitude to be honest

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Not taking the war north was the biggest mistake in history. China and Russia border n Korea!😂

Could someone explain why when a war is won why do we not concur the opposition?

Did Mao really say that he wasn't worried about the possibility of the U.S. using the Atomic Bomb during the Korean War...because he could lose a million people and not even miss them?

Beware the Manhattan Institute (MI). They may seem to be a 'voice of reason'. However, MI is a right-wing think tank funded by ultra-conservative (the Koch brothers) and fossil fuel corporations (ExxonMobsters*), which have spread misinformation for decades (in the style of the tobacco companies) to cast doubt on the science and reality of human-caused global warming. MI promotes non-progressive, regressive policies and the further corporatization of America, exacerbating income inequality, the destruction of labor, the shafting of the middle class, and ordinary hard-working Americans. Please don't get hypnotized by the fancy talk and culture-war wedge-issue distractions from MI. Read between the lines and follow the money. Thanks to MI and its ilk, the obscenely rich keep on getting richer, the poor majority gets poorer, while the planet burns. * It is now known that scientists at Exxon remarkably accurately predicted global warming due to the burning of fossil fuels many decades ago.

When do we start listening (carefully) to people like Heather. Leadership within the academy is a JOKE! Reform is way past due.

Hansen is accurate “on balance the US is a force for good, certainly not perfect.” Seems many many people want to come here, or where else?

That depressed the heck out of me. I am Hanson’s and even though I work in STEM, which is more resistant with respect to wokenes, I am unable to come up with anything optimistic to counter his gloomy analysts. All that can can mean academias of the US as we know it and in 500 years we’ll be considered a slight detour in history that was trying to revive bankrupt ideas of freedom and individualism. There will be thesis written on subject in mandarin.

Two years ago and as horrific as it was, it has gotten much worse. God help us.

What a LESSON! The presenter said it very well, and Heather Mc Donald spoke the Truth with bravery and wisdom!... Thank you all, guys!

He omitted Truman himself publicly saying that Korea was of no importance to America only a couple of months before the war broke out. That's the biggest reason for the Reds getting convinced that they could take South Korea. The lightening fast destruction of the 2,000,000 strong Japanese Kwantung Army by the USSR is omitted here. It's the single most glaring example of Blitzkreig warfare in military history. It should have been noted by the Yanks. Ditto, knowledge of the Russian Front - there were umpteen Axis POW's who had a wealth of knowledge about it. Explanation for all of this = Yank complacency and arrogance - which is covered by Hanson. This same factor is shown with America being the prime mover in provoking Russia into a war with Ukraine. America really does still think it's more good than bad even now, summed up with the phrase "On the right side of history". This man omits the South Korean Army also holding the Pusan Perimeter, as well as the USA. He also doesn't address the tactical incompetence very well described by Colonel David Hackworth in "About Face" of the US Army in the Korean War. The aerial, naval and logictical might of America more than compensates for that.

Thank you very much!

What a marvellous and fearless speaker. I wish I had an extra dozen lifetimes in order to reach her level of erudition. Make that two dozen! 😒

I would injury myself if I tried to talk like Allen Guelzo.

I don't think the soviets misread magnanimty. They fought the war wih you. They saved themselves it wasn't america that saved them. This is another of Mr Hanson often smug and arrogant remarks, like how nobody is willing to work at a constituitiinal govenment etc, his dreary voice and misleading placid manner makes some of his angry and disdainful views of certain people and countries go unnoticed.

Nothing is stopping anyone from self-education. If the schools have turned their back on the great works of man-in whatever domain of knowledge (and great Art too requires knowledge)-then there is a moral imperative to educate oneself as best as one can and by whatever methods one discovers. One is responsible for one's education!