How the Korean War Ended - COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY

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The new episode of our animated historical documentary series on the end of the Korean War, as China and the US and their allies fight to a stalemate.
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[@TyrannosaurusRex5027]

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[@jakirhossain2251]

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[@szabolcskatona5260]

when will the Ottoman Empire documentary sequel be?

[@HIY-rl3vr]

Gempei war please

[@HIY-rl3vr]

Gempei war please

[@426mak]

Nearly a million dead and everyone ends up where they started.

[@ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs]

Indeed, literary fight for nothing.

[@aocortez9172]

Only cause Truman did not want to finish the job like MacArthur did.

[@x.ruizcastillo5624]

@@aocortez9172 Even if I'm against communism, I think McArthur plan was a little out of the league. . .Using more atomic bombs would have been a bad idea, specially when the Soviet Union have also in their disposal for that time. They will have drop bombs on the UN troops or give them to China to use then against american troops, and it would have gotten way worst.

[@aocortez9172]

@@x.ruizcastillo5624 Your comment and the logo of the United Nations harmonize well. Typical. "I'm against Communist" In reality, people like you help Commies and other bad stuff like abortion. Lastly, do you really think the US would have any trouble smashing Commies! If only people like Truman did what he was supposed to do, the world would not be suffering under Communism today.

[@treekid7455]

@Ahmad Zubair i agree, the communist was contained which was a victory, unlike my country vietnam

[@22vx]

The Korean war is an extremely intriguing historical topic. Thanks very much, K&G!

[@AdrianMartinez-gq7ne]

@CommandoDude Because (to Americans at least) it came between WWII and Vietnam and didn't last as long. But I can tell you, from visiting South Korea, that they very much remember it in their media.

[@alexcc8664]

My neighbour was a British tank driver there. He said in one engagement the chines swarmed the tanks and climbed on top of them

[@alexcc8664]

@@Johnnycdrums you've got to understand that he was outnumbered by several hundred to 1. Most other tanks were knocked out and he said they placed grenades on the mgs

[@이은호-i4q]

It's really late and i know that you didnt mean any thing bad, but it would be awsome if you remember that so much people suffered. My grandma still has nightmares of korean war.

[@wisdomleader85]

@CommandoDude The CCP owns most of the mainstream media in the US now. Just take a look at how they praised China using CCP's fake numbers in the recent pandemic and you'll see the big picture.

[@anzaca1]

11:41 So technically, the Korean War never ended, and is ongoing to this day.

[@zeflute4586]

@Dan 240Z PRC and ROC don't even have a cease fire treaty, so basically they can fire on each other at anytime, legally too.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

That’s correct. A ceasefire but no permanent resolution.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Dan 240Z There have been dozens and dozens of incidents along the border aside from that. NK soldiers would point their weapons into the south side, eventually being shot and then their friends would use the rope they had tied around themselves to haul the body back. Common in the 60s 70s. Then there was that time there was an axe fight over a tree. When I was stationed there it was not uncommon for there to be a national search alert for NK commandos who had used a mini sub or speedboat to come across into the south on a sabotage mission. Also not uncommon for there to be assassination attempts, a random bombing, etc. Under the current Dear Leader things have actually calmed down a bit.

[@zeflute4586]

@Dan 240Z I did meant for the two Chinas

[@mitjed]

In 2010, NK sunk an SK submarine and also bombarded its island with artillery. Also, recently, a Japanese coastguard sunk an NK ship posing as a Chinese ship, I think they are always sinking NK ships. So yeah, the war isnt over.

[@scipio7994]

I remember when this channel had only a few thousand subscribers, im so happy you guys have made it this far, your content is always amazing.

[@idodo9597]

Most of Chinese casualties were cause by weather and poor logistical support. They couldn’t even cook their food due to US air domination. When 38th Corp arrived Korea, they only had summer uniforms with them, some of it’s units were in ambush positions in mountains with temperatures close to -40 ℃。 They lost almost 50% force before battle started due to frostbites.

[@Scientist9221]

Those were mainly defected forces from the KMT who Mao Zedong distrusts. Not providing proper winter gear was an deliberate act.

[@omnomnom5359]

and also china at the time had like no air support at all

[@GA-or9dn]

@@Scientist9221 fk off，When you don't understand the organization of the Communist Army at all, don't question the combat capability of the Communist Army. KMT's morale can't fight the U.S. military for that long

[@GA-or9dn]

@@omnomnom5359 The Soviet Air Force secretly participated in the Korean War

[@叶子-q2w]

@@Scientist9221 你要明白一点，解放战争之后，解放军中 解放战士 本来就占了大部分的比例。。

[@mochammadalify183]

"Nuke 'em!" "no" "NUKE 'EM!" "NO" "aw c'moon" "you're fired"

[@vanphildam]

This is so overused

[@lianghao7128]

not nuke China is a right move，because all country will have Nuclear Weapon if USA nuke China，and some country will use them nuke USA to protect themselves.

[@jiatrajan4525]

@@lianghao7128 Then China had the Nuclear is a right move too. If any hater shouting"Nuke China" on the Internet, every Chinese can respond to them by a smile.

[@jiatrajan4525]

@Solipsil I said is today when I viewed every internet haters comment "nuke China"under western news reports, I will remember General MacArthur's this word, it make sense? yes,I know we don't have in Korean war, but this war is the reason why we had later on.

[@joaobordini3903]

Biggest mistake in the history of the USA, should have nuked China right away, would have saved the world 70 years later

[@catriona_drummond]

Should have mentioned the Civilian casualties. They were what made that war such an absolute catastrophy.

[@NoobNoobNews]

Also, China kept many of its casualties a secret. They lost an estimated 2-6 million soldiers. Due to poor record keeping on the Chinese half, we don't know how many. The numbers chosen for this video are extremely conservative in the numbers. Also, the Chinese Soldiers lost are mostly under-equipped human wave troops attacking fixed fortified positions without armor or artillery support.

[@Xfire209]

@@NoobNoobNews Do you have any sources to back up your numbers of 2-6 million? The highest I could find was 900.000 dead for them

[@alvintheng8501]

@noob noob I though last time you said it was 10mils casualties, now become 6mils? Please get your figure right, lol. Respect to all soldier who die in war. After death, he is just another number

[@warhammer8403]

@@NoobNoobNews YEA YEA CHINESE ALWAYS KEEP SECRETS OF DEATHS SECRET IN KOREAN WAR , SECRET IN CORONA VIRUS DEATHS AND USA ALWAYS PROVIDE REAL INFO 😄😄😄

[@warhammer8403]

USA HAS LOST ATLEAST TRIPLE OF WHAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO

[@henrimourant9855]

You guys did a fantastic job on this war. One modern war I recommend you guys do next is the Polish-Soviet war. I think a lot of people would find it interesting.

[@KingsandGenerals]

On the list!

[@ahmadyounas7372]

@@KingsandGenerals where is the battle of masts

[@ahmadyounas7372]

@@KingsandGenerals and can you also create video about napoleons final battle Waterloo

[@ecpgieicg]

9:24 MacArthur wouldn't have been removed if there was mere "disagreement". Rather, MacArthur took concrete actions to subterfuge presidential authority over foreign affair. The spark of his dismissal was when he went beyond directing military operations towards his own strategic goals and instead held press conference contradicting Truman's direct order and Truman's strategy. The mere word of "disagreement" just doesn't do justice in describing the situation. In the grand scheme of things, the argument over nukes was a sideshow in that MacArthur's dismissal. The position of Truman administration towards the use of nuclear weapon was that it was always a possibility. And of course that's their position. That's doing the basics of nuclear extortion. Meanwhile, the use of nukes wasn't in any concrete plan of MacArthur.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Mac skated on thin ice far longer than he should've been allowed to. In repelling the NK attack past the 38th parallel he'd crossed the line. Only his "hero" status and the seemingly successful drive to the Yalu kept him in his position. When his highness caused the disaster at Chosin I think Truman was looking for a way to spank him hard and Mac handed Truman the whip with his own mouth.

[@ecpgieicg]

@@LuvBorderCollies I think Truman admin's records which includes conversation among Truman and aides as well as minutes from meetings are digitized and available on the internet. (Though I may have read the following elsewhere.) When conversing about dismissing MacArthur before the deed in private, Truman did think of it as a big deal. He knew people would really scrutinize the decision. One of the things he said was that incompetence and stupidity was not going to be the reason MacArthur should be dismissed (and instead overstepping chain of command was the reason and in that MacArthur had no excuse.) Well, if Truman wasn't a little bitter about MacArthur's unwarranted insistence that China wouldn't intervene, he probably wouldn't have made such comments. Meanwhile, MacArthur's exploiting his hero status and overstepping chain of command was nothing new. When he handled the occupation of Japan and the making of its constitution, it was done largely by his own direction. Merit of specific actions aside. The Department of War had headed by Eisenhower had to give 'authorization' to MacArthur after the fact over the whole thing. Of course, the earlier and the better known story was from Hoover administration when MacArthur violated expressed written order to not shoot at veteran protesters during the economic crisis.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

@@ecpgieicg Thanks for the excellent reply. Common sense told me Truman needed to be careful of public opinion in his handling of Mac. At the time it wasn't well known that Mac had dismissed repeated warnings of the Chinese buildup because he knew better. In fact, it wasn't until the late 80's that Army intel staffers started talking to film makers about the truth of Chosin and Bugout's blunders. This is my own opinion based on my dad's experience and an uncle, but down to the pfc's everyone knew Mac was bad news and caused thousands of needless deaths, they just didn't know the details of how it all came about til decades later. That's why morale was so rock bottom. My dad wasn't at Chosin but rushed there in early '53 as a replacement for all the casualties in the 7th Inf Div. The uncle was USMC in the "central sector" and seriously wounded in Oct 52. I'm looking for a hardcover book published by the RoK about the war. Its got a photo of my dad overlooking a POW return and he's got a 3.5" bazooka with him. The rabid leftists in the city library removed all these types of books (included hunting & guns)so I lost access to it 20 yrs ago. Haven't been able to find a copy since.

[@ecpgieicg]

@@LuvBorderCollies Thank you for sharing your family experience. Respect to all the brave soldiers who fought. Whichever side they were on, they fought risking their own lives.

[@davisluong2060]

You have to think, Truman came in a time where most of the military leadership previously served under President Roosevelt who gave the military a lot of leeway in terms of how the war was fought. Therefore, the military wanted things done a certain way compared to the politicians.

[@Martijn_Steinpatz]

This Korean War was one giant tug of war.

[@barbiquearea]

One that ended in a draw.

[@nczgod]

@Weeb Nation Lol, the official name of Taiwan is the Republic of China. It is still alive.

[@jincolin7545]

@@barbiquearea To the Chinese it's not a draw, started from the Yalu river, ended by the 38 line, and keep the enemy away, so it's not.

[@rackembarry]

@@jincolin7545 chinese goal was to takeover south korea drive UN from peninsula, un goal was to defend south korea. guess which one happened

[@jincolin7545]

@@rackembarry UN's goal was only defend the South? But why they invaded the North until the river between China and the north? Also air attacked cities and villages on China side? It's been thousands of years if China want to take the entire Korea would not choose that time. Also warned American many times, they still kept going north, so you still think the target of US was only defend the south? funny

[@noping4100]

Could we have an indepth tactical-analysis of a particular battle in this - or one of your other 20th century conflict videos - like you do for the other battles of the middleages/antiquity? These types of campaign overview videos are fascinating, but I think it would be fascinating to see 20th century rectangles battle it out.

[@algee3902]

This war prove that war are not won by superior weapons, but by human will and determination.

[@hardcore2697]

I've looked into the Korean war before and I knew UN forced had been pushed back. But I never knew it was that far nor that Seoul had been taken again. Great video.

[@TheColdWarTV]

Now, this is good.

[@SamIAmSXE]

Are you planning on doing any of the Chinese Civil War?

[@defendkebab797]

Cold war channel did that.

[@hansbass8119]

Which one? China has such a long history that they have a lot of civil war

[@MidgeCat]

@@hansbass8119 The one that stretched from the Warlord era to the take over of Mao

[@Jonathan10101]

yes as the chinese civil war is far less frequently mentioned in videos like these and the so-called textbooks (from the perspective of a non-history major haha)

[@lps8966]

Yes that would be great.. Also japanese invasion in China will be interesting

[@Efraim_71]

The slightest inconvenience happens: General McArthur: so anyways I started nuking

[@Controcetica]

Imagine what the world would be like if he had been given permission to use nukes at his discretion!

[@lc9245]

Imperial Officer that’s because they prefer to paint him as a villain, suppressing any notion of a military government, especially with Eisenhower becoming president right after. McArthur’s opinion might have been extreme, but if you recall his rule of Japan was anything but bloodthirsty. He’s more practical and visionary than others. He viewed his role as a soldier beyond purely militaristically, which made him a threat to the political class and rightfully so. Don’t get me wrong. If I’m Truman, I would have done the same but think about this: a divided Korea is an issue till day while a communist ruled Vietnam is veering towards America for help against China eventually. McArthur might have seen something that others couldn’t at the time.

[@lc9245]

@@aaronlimeuchin7352 I think he was considering options more than outright shouting for nukes. After all, at the time, the effect of nuclear strikes have not been throughly studied and many generals were disappointed by Truman s inaction that led to Communist victory in China, especially considering his staunch anti-Stalin stance in Europe and Korean intervention. The result of not finishing off Korea might have spilled over to Vietnam and later interventions but of course those were hindsight. Ive always agree with Truman more than McArthur, but sometime I wonder if more McArthurs are running the operations in the Middle East, perhaps it would not turn out to be such a mess.

[@lc9245]

@@aaronlimeuchin7352 They have a fallout not on the nuke but a culmulation of hostility between the two of them with McArthur wanted the military to have freedom to do as it pleases to combat communism. He did so by communicating as little as possible with Washington and took decision by himself, not mentioning his offhand comments on various occasion which angered Truman. McArthur was more responsible for staffing in Korea as he prefer to direct from Japan rather than traveling to Korea, one of the factor that made him infamous in the eye of the troops.

[@Killzoneguy117]

​@@lc9245 Thing is, MacArthur wasn't just pitching it as an option. He (and others in the Truman administration) were very publicly calling for the use of atomic bombs in Manchuria and Korea. The reason Truman didn't do it was because in 1949, the Soviets had successfully built their own nuclear weapons and Stalin had actually called Truman to tell him that if the Americans used nukes in Korea, the Soviets would nuke Europe. Not quite Mutually Assured Destruction, but it was clear that a proto form of the MAD theory certainly played in Truman's decision to get rid of MacArthur. The other was that MacArthur was openly questioning and undermining Truman at home politically which Truman could not have.

[@JCDentonCZ]

So much for peace after WW2.

[@tobiasgriffin4263]

Same after ww1

[@Isildun9]

Just like the aftermath of the Great War, and exactly like the "War to end all Wars", it ended nothing.

[@mammothmk3355]

It's just human nature my friend. Nothing more and nothing less. ;) I mean remember the Fall of Soviet Union. Everyone expect it will usher a new peaceful era for the whole world. Until *9/11 happened* ;)

[@neofulcrum5013]

War is starting to look like a thing humans don’t want to do anymore. Or at least not as much.

[@Josephmgo1]

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." -Plato

[@Chris689200]

The conduct of this war by the US at the head of the coalition is quite impressing, and demonstrates plainly that they’ve learned their lessons from WW2. Being able to turn over two situations looking stalled at best or dire at worst is a demonstration of great military skills. The shifting points from the Pusan perimeter and between the 3rd and 4th offensive really makes this war interesting to learn. I would have liked more detailed depictions of the major engagements of this conflit, because i feel that modern military warfare is too often only presented on the strategical level, not enough on the tactical level. Great job though. Good narrative and well chosen musics. You guys are among the best

[@ls200076]

Don't forget the UN and South-Korean armies. :(

[@Chris689200]

elektron117 Yeah it wasn’t my point at all, I will edit, but as a matter of fact the US led the coalition. I’m not even american by the way 😁

[@warso-spt1]

​@@Chris689200It doesn't matter that you're an American. You probably are a brit witch are wannabe muricans because you lot are so tribal. 😅😅😅😅

[@Boomstercriminal]

​@@Chris689200 lol 38 countries fighting two and still couldn't win and you think US did a great job,you are 100% American

[@onlygod5667]

Chinese, with the lack of firearms, ammunition, air power, etc was still able to push United States and un soldiers out of North Korea... everything is different now...China isn't like how she was 60 years ago...she now has missiles, jets, tanks, etc...

[@亲爱的爸爸]

so,nowadays basically just battle in words

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@亲爱的爸爸 Well with missiles that can reach Guam and Japan, US most important ally, though.

[@parsananmon]

Pretty much every nation can do that if they have manpower like china

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@parsananmon You need a Marshal like Peng Dehuai to do one though.

[@xuebinhe634]

@@parsananmon like India? You better read more history to make that conclusion

[@scl1332]

No one absolutely not a single soul Syngman Rhee: “hmmmmmm well we haven’t had a massacre in awhile let’s do another one now that we’re winning!”

[@benishan3]

Withdrawal to the 38th Parallel is referred to as "the longest retreat in US military history."

[@nikburton9264]

Would love to see a series on the Reconquista.

[@siran424]

@@semregob3363 What the heck that's supposed to mean ?? The Spaniards and Portuguese took back their lands from the Moors of North Africa. How on Earth is it not considered a reconquest ??

[@timmccarthy872]

So the Korean War was basically a sumo match where each side tried to push the other off the Korean peninsula. That's what I'm getting from these animations.

[@mikenicolas671]

It's a strange proxy war, and it's also a war of unequal firepower. China and North Korea have only the army, and the United Nations has the air supremacy and navy. If there are planes and warships on both sides, the outcome should be different.

[@Ulas_Aldag]

The Chinese forces would have run over Korea in a month if the un forces didn't have airsuperiority. That's why a modern conflict should be avoided by all means by Nato. China has come a long way since the korea war.

[@ebonymaw8457]

Yes and if the UN had the same population and easy logistics as China then things would have been different too. No point dreaming up hypotheticals.

[@wsmyp]

@@ebonymaw8457 Do you think it's just a matter of population? No, this is the will to fight!

[@evh1734]

At the very beginning the north had a modern mechanized army and the south was just a police force with no armor.

[@elgeneral5279]

General MacArthur: "Let's invade China, it'll be easy! Hahaha." Truman: "...how did you even become a 5 star general in the first place? You're very bad at this." General MacArthur: "We have Nukes!" Truman: "So do the Soviets." MacArthur: ...Oh... Whatever, dude. Let's do it anyway! Truman: "Get out."

[@byonce3254]

Haaaaa😂😂😂

[@Dilley_G45]

And how many stars did Truman have? And how come it's ok to nuke Japanese civilians to finish the job (which it didn't...it was the Soviet invasion in Manchuria that made Japan give up...also it was utterly unnecessary in the first place) but NOT ok to nuke Chinese and North Korean troops who were invading a non communist country? ALSO same Trooman had no reservations with the US Air Force firebombing every city in North Korea akin to Japan. I'm sure there were many North Korean civilians killed bit I couldn't find numbers yet. However in late 1950 Pyongyang was probably more in ruins than Seoul

[@andrew_z_8547]

Ben Winter Well using a nuke was more effective in 1945 for Truman because the U.S. were the only country to have such a weapon. Usage in 1952-53 could have lead to major Soviet nuclear retaliation and escalation. Also, in 1945, scientists and governments still weren’t sure about the total destruction and long term effects of radiation.

[@dillonblair6491]

@@andrew_z_8547 Any conflict could lead to war with the Soviets. Even people like at Alternative history hub said it would just justify Soviets using it in their proxy wars.

[@andrew_z_8547]

Dillon Blair Absolutely. Even both sides were at constant tension and using the threat of nuclear bombardment, neither side really wanted to actually use the nuclear weapons for the sake of humanity and their own country’s safety.

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

New game: Every time Seoul changes hands, everyone takes a shot ... wait

[@crimfan]

General Matthew Ridgway really pulled the Korean War out from a defeat and averted nuclear escalation. Truly one of the great commanders of that or any era.

[@davidcarlson4958]

Yeah, but he didn't win, and not losing isn't winning.

[@crimfan]

@@davidcarlson4958 Define "winning." If you think the only way to win was to drive the North Korean state out of existence and drive the Chinese out of Korea, sure, he didn't. However, Ridgway prevented defeat, restored the border essentially to the 38th Parallel, and, most importantly, he did it without escalating to a wider war, which would have almost certainly gone nuclear. It's not the flashy "total" victory MacArthur had wanted, but it was a realistic one for the configuration of power that existed and the larger set of Cold War tension. Probably the only way for MacArthur's vision to succeed would have been to turn the Yalu River into an impassible nuclear wasteland.

[@scribbles2928]

David Carlson winning was impossible. There was no chance the UN forces would have pushed back to the Yalu river, and if they had they risked Soviet intervention or increased Chinese forces.

[@black10872]

@@davidcarlson4958 Actually it was a victory. South Korea still exist and is a wealthy prosperous small nation with a great economy! North Korea is pretty much starving and in constant need of large quantities of food to survive. So... yes! South Korea and the UN won this one in the long term.

[@black10872]

@poortaiwanese McArthur's pride and ego didn't interfere until after capturing Seoul and Pyongyang. His Incheon landing was brillant and superb! North Koreans didn't see that coming.

[@justinian-the-great]

Wait, so you didn't even tackled one of the most intense theaters of the war, the war in the air? No mentioning of the fierce air duels where US and Soviet air forces for the first and only time in history fought one another? No mention of the massive US bombing campaign of the North Korea that possibly killed millions of people (if it's to believe to the US generals, they killed some 20% of the North Korean population)? Also no mentioning of the total civilian casualties on either side? Guys, these are the serious flaws in telling the story of the Korean war. But nevertheless, it was an interesting episode.

[@ask4kobebeef]

Yea the video only mentioned that NKoreans called on the Soviets for air support and that was it. Would have been nice to hear the video at least mention a bit about Mig Allley.

[@justinian-the-great]

@@ask4kobebeef Yeah, it was such a missed opportunity to speak about air duels.

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

There were “friendly” fire incidents over Europe at the end of WW2 between US and Soviet aircraft.

[@justinian-the-great]

@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 I know for those, but meant deliberate engagements on large scale. US pilots were ordered to shot down USSR ones and vice versa. So it kinda was the closest thing to the full war between those two superpowers.

[@brainwashington1332]

its called King and Generals, not Plebs and Peons

[@WBCY2024]

One of Mao’s son died in the war, he was part of the logistic divisions. I think this had a lot of impact on Mao’s decisions

[@yousafmehmet]

Mao almost lost his entire family in the revolution and this war. He truly devoted everything to the new born nation.

[@CrasusC]

That son spent his entire adult life in USSR, Mao hardly saw him while he was alive. I don’t think they are that close to each other.

[@CrasusC]

@@yousafmehmet yet Mao almost destroyed this new born nation with the Great Leap Forward and the cultural revolution. I don’t think he did it out of ideals or love of the nation. He was just addicted to power.

[@yousafmehmet]

@@CrasusC he enjoyed paramount power in his entire life without ever need to launch the cultural revolution and the great leap forward. He did those purely out of ideals and love of this nation and communism.

[@CrasusC]

@@yousafmehmet No, Yosaf, his position as paramount leader was threatened after the Great Leap Forward. Higher echelons of the CCP were critising him because of the damage the GLF did to the economy and the millions of lives lost. He was at risk being sidelined. That's why he launched the Culture Revolution - to destroy his enemies and maintain his grip on power.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

And we’re here, waiting for Kim’s “gift” to pass because it didn’t during Christmas...

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

I passed a number of things. 💩👍

[@kiranjackson7412]

What 'gift'

[@ShadowSumac]

@@kiranjackson7412 He promised to sent some gift to US on X-max, but it seems horse carrying cargo had died somewhere along the way. As usual.

[@brookxiaofengxiong8473]

Here we are boys, his gift is his death

[@xxdewxx9]

I love the Korean War as a topic- not enough channels do video on this subject. Thank you K&G!

[@ecpgieicg]

8:26 Much of the movements were not dictated by goals for territorial gains on the Chinese side (and thus for both sides in the war). Chinese goal was to annihilate enough non-Korean UN troops to force a strategic decision on UN's side to yield. The movements were thus decided by operational level details. Chinese encirclement doesn't just fail at theatre level. They had a hard time removing resistance of every hill they encircled. And that limitation was not dominated by enemy air superiority. Instead, it was due to extreme lack of fire power on the side of the Chinese. Their best weapon was hand grenades that did more to scare than to kill. Meanwhile, Chinese retreats tended to be voluntary, again, mainly due to fire power disparity. To that end, references are nice things.

[@rr.2194]

Great video. It is amazing how present conflicts and issues are just continuing consequences of past decisions. Though, I wonder how the present days would be if Gen. MacArthur's plans were granted.

[@cpmenninga]

Post-nuclear.

[@ForThePrince]

FALLOUT

[@DarthPlato]

The US in general, and MacArthur in particular, were experiencing what one could call victory fever as well as a raised level of expectation. WWI and WW2 were recent events in 1950. Both ended with the complete capitulation of an enemy government, featuring a signing ceremony. This is unusual in history as the vast majority of wars in history don't end this way. Because WWI and WW2 ended with such an abject capitulation/signing ceremony, this raised the expectation of some Americans, especially MacArthur. Mac could not fathom an ending to the Korean War in any way other than what he experienced with Germany and Japan--with North Korea and China meekly signing surrender papers and a time and place of Mac's choosing. Truman correctly wanted the war prosecuted as a limited war, not an unlimited war, which is what WWI and WW2 were. A limited war with the limited objective of the South Korean government being preserved. Truman had no alternative but to fire Mac. In this way, Mac was a victim of his own past success--which corrupted his judgment.

[@azumishimizu1880]

Take into account that the USSR did most fighting against Germany, 80% of the German army fought on the Eastern front and the Core base of the Japanese army, Manchuria, was captured by the Soviets. Americans and Europeans have a flawed picture of those wars.

[@The-Elvensong]

"God fights on the side with the best [air force]." Napoleon Bonaparte

[@Jabranalibabry]

I guess Napoleon was high when he said that

[@The-Elvensong]

@@Jabranalibabry haha 😄

[@affhb8205]

Napoleon must have a glass bowl to know something Doesn’t exist until 100 years later😁

[@ineshvaladolenc6559]

The Taliban say hi.

[@ryanhey3425]

What a great video you never fail to impress me seriously what a amazing job!!!!

[@mr.normalguy69]

Still waiting for the Indo-Pak wars. You guys are the most neutral and informative channel I know. Definitely would enjoy watching the Indo-Pak series from a non biased perspective.

[@x.ruizcastillo5624]

Agree

[@caim346]

Actually the stalemate saved the Chinese. Their supply condition was truly beyond physical limitation and could totally be considered as a humanitarian disaster. But since the stalemate, their supply was gradually recovered and reached a bearable standard. That's why they can hold the line for another 2 years. This also saved the POWs. At the beginning of Chinese offensive, they have totally no preparation and resources for UN and ROK POWs and just let them die on road. When it came into stalemate, the survived POWs also had a better life, which at least better than what happened in WW2

[@thewanderingrey8830]

my ex's grandfather was a veteran of this war - on the PVA side. He said he lost many friends in that war but grateful to have survived and tell the tale.

[@georgebettasso1395]

Should do The Chinese Civil war 1945-1949.

[@im1tta]

It started way before 1945...

[@georgebettasso1395]

@@im1tta I know but the bulk of the fighting took place after World War II. I know about the fighting 1930's. Mao long march. still fighting was on and off between Kuomintang (KMT)-led government of the Republic of China (ROC) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) also fighting the Japanese 1937-1945.

[@lichengyi5291]

George Bettasso 如你所愿😂

[@gcyang1939]

The Chinese civil war in fact hasn't ended.

[@bestviewhaa9031]

we chinese call it 3- year civil war from 1946 to 1949

[@pablomora3233]

The channel graphics have really improved congratulations I really enjoyed it!

[@brokenbridge6316]

MASH only mentioned the stalemate of this war in passing several times. And no other times. It would have nice to have mentioned a few other offensives. But oh well. The series was still a great one. My compliments to those who made this video a reality.

[@duchi882]

The Forgotten War

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

lol besides the two world wars, all the other wars have as much coverage

[@hansbass8119]

Too big to cover up, too real to twist the fact that they not won (not like say 1812) but not too humiliating to impact the general public (the humiliation by vietnam was far worse)

[@Mike-bt3ki]

Only forgotten because the Americans were humiliated by a military force far inferior to theirs so they want to forget and not talk about it

[@Mike-bt3ki]

@10 you must've not watched this series of videos on the Korean War Lmao China fucked up America, this was China at its poorest point in its 5000 year history imagine China today USA had Naval, land and air superiority but got pushed back to 38th parallel and held to a stalemate there Lol

[@dahu7337]

Chinese ppl never forget this war

[@KHK001]

great! more videos it's always welcome 😃

[@austinwild6723]

Great how you discussed the military casualties but I wish you covered the civilian casualties of the conflict as there were approximately 2 million casualties in addition to the 1 million military casualties

[@zeflute4586]

I think they ignored the south Korean casualties, which was not okey.

[@OA9898]

By the way, the famous ' Van Fleet Ammunition' was invented during the Korea war. That's why CCP was a die-hard industrial fan, the war taught the Chinese that if you dont have your own industrial capabilities, you will be in a fucked up situation and huge casualties.

[@richardgalbavy7103]

what is Van Fleet Ammunition, please?

[@mrskoous9159]

@@richardgalbavy7103 Basically fire tons of shells into the enemy line without considering the cost.

[@DaedalusAI]

@@richardgalbavy7103 Van Fleet Load

[@2SSSR2]

I thought Chinese were pretty bad in this war but they nailed Allies hard. Only thing that saved them was air superiority and the over-stretching of the defense line.

[@SantomPh]

This was just a year or so after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, China was barely able to stand on its two feet at this time, but the military was very strong and numerous.

[@ThelostPenguin0]

Dude just look at wikipedia and see the casualties

[@quma2590]

There needs to be a video game about the korean war.

[@joelc3255]

It will be banned in China, and with Trump it will most likely be banned in US as well. Bad marketing when both power still exists. Nazi Germany and Fictional USSR is popular because they are both gone already.

[@loszhor]

Well made! Good job on the SFX and Camera issues!

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Fun Fact: very few last surviving American Civil War veterans were still alive while this war was happening

[@maizen1403]

They really experience the rapid changing of Warfare eh. From Line Battle, trench warfare, mobile warfare

[@karlhans6678]

@@maizen1403 they weren't in the war, they were around 100 years old.

[@matthewnunya8483]

@@eduardochiscuet3146 you dont think much at all do you?

[@WilliamB.D.]

5:46 The Turkish Brigade (code name North Star) Turkish Brigade developed a reputation for its fighting ability, stubborn defense, commitment to mission, and bravery. its Part of US 25 th infantry division

[@ajsdjkdasjksdakjdaskj]

Were they turkish immigrants or brigade directly from turkey?

[@afsharbey]

@@ajsdjkdasjksdakjdaskj brigades from Turkey

[@hemantachamveedu7261]

Expertly.done... Loved the Korean War series

[@benma4421]

When you can’t manipulate the result of the war which is so obvoous, you manipulate the casualty of the two opponents of the war to make it look better. What I see is that McArther as the supreme commander was removed, and Peng Dehuai remained till the end. So question, who won the war and who achieved the strategic goal of the war?

[@yuluoxianjun]

no one win

[@huyung8478]

Hmm ... In the eyes of the Chinese, American talent is the representative of quantity and China is the representative of quality. The United States has enough industrial power, the american just overrunning everything with sheer numbers. With perfect tactics (night battles, etc.) and the will of the army, China has achieved balance in frontal warfare and achieved the most important war objectives. That's why China can once again stand as a strong country in the world, and then be eligible to participate in the 1954 Geneva Conference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Geneva_Conference After the Korean War, the U.S. military never attempted to send all military personnel to 17 degrees north latitude, establishing an American version of Vietnam next to China. In the end, the American people defeated the US government and withdrew from Vietnam, and North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.

[@shadowes1386]

Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.After hundreds of years of suffering, there is finally a strong government to unify the whole China, which is no longer plundered by the powers. Every soldier at all costs even contributes his life to fight for the country's bright future. The same is true of the Vietnam War. Americans will never understand why they lost the war.

[@huyung8478]

@Millennial Gentleman Coincidentally, I am also half a nationalist, and the other half is a leftist supporter. From the statistical results, the United States is the representative of quality. I do not deny it and will learn from you. But if you look at the time longer, if your country has existed for more than 3,000 years, can you guarantee that it will always be strong and advanced? Think of the former overlord, 500 years later, in Spain's civil war, it became the "chess board" of a great power. Quality is not only in statistics, I think "will" and "tactics" are also a kind of quality, especially when the paper data is not good enough. Not to mention the Korean War, let’s take a look at the modern United States’ sense of identity and whether it can achieve sufficient “will” and “tactics” after its decline.

[@MG-mt3ss]

@@shadowes1386 This reasoning is flawed. You can love the land you call home. Yet it is illogical to love a government that has not only murdered 65 million of its own people but continues to rule and oppress with an iron fist. It is also wrong to generalize that all Americans are of the same mindset and intelligence. Those American veterans who fought in Korea and in Vietnam realize that while they won the battles, the political establishment had an underlying agenda to lose the war..

[@omnomnom5359]

@@MG-mt3ss but how else are you supposed to rule 1.4 billion people and a country the size of the US? Also, the chinese government never murdered 65 million of its people. They died to a combination of bad policy and natural disasters that caused famines.

[@MG-mt3ss]

@@omnomnom5359 China can be ruled as a true republic with a constitution, constraining and limiting government and containing a bill of rights/liberties that all are born with. Make the people happy and at peace. You speak of bad policy. Bad policy was Mao's murder of 65 million Han, primarily during the Cultural Revolution. He chose to embrace a self-destructive ideology born out of Europe - the West. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's Holodomor in the Ukraine, caused a famine that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 12 million people, in the forced collectivization .

[@lynyrdsolis514]

i enjoy watching, thank you kings and generals team

[@rubabsultana6417]

Wait at 5:45 is that a turkish corps

[@Eliphas_]

Yes. If i remember correctly, after USA and UK, Turkey sent the 3rd largest force

[@rubabsultana6417]

Wow thats cool

[@Nashkelov]

Brigade

[@SantomPh]

yes the Turkish Brigade served under the command of the US Army 25th Division , known as Şimal Yıldız or North Star. It won a Presidential Unit Citation from both the USA and South Korean governments.

[@AndresRamirez-fi5uw]

There is a Turkish movie about one of its soldiers taking care of a little Korean child, after her parents were killed. Haven't seen it, i want to but haven't been able to find it.

[@galaxyfunchannelasmr4124]

Thanks for the video. Very much enjoyed.

[@Mftren]

When calculate casualties, you always ignore south Korean number, are them human beings?

[@user-cd2yq1gw1b]

They are included in the UN casualties

[@hideyoshiyamamoto893]

@@lestat1840 Wrong around 170,927 dead and 32,585 missing S.K,U.N and US casualties. while N.K,CCP and USSR loss around 398,000-926,000 dead and 145,000+ missing. That was the total for all enitre casualties including wounded,POW,Captured and etc. While The allied soldier has less death. while the Communist has more death.

[@hideyoshiyamamoto893]

@@user-cd2yq1gw1b 170,927 dead and 32,585 missing S.K,U.N and US casualties.

[@hideyoshiyamamoto893]

South Korean loss around 137,899 soldier dead.

[@holyboxer2.072]

@@hideyoshiyamamoto893 No，The number of casualties of the South Korean army was underestimated, because due to the chaotic management, the South Korean army had no specific number of casualties in the early and middle stages of the war, Wikipedia quoted the wrong data According to the Ministry of defense, South Korea lost 137899 soldiers in the late period of the war after 1952, not in the whole war. It is estimated that more than 500000 South Korean soldiers died in the whole war, According to the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., the total number of U.N. troops killed in the Korean War is 628833

[@hamzahabdurrasyid3914]

FINALLY! Love your truly awsome work man

[@truezyf]

keep this in mind: in 1950, USA can produce 100 a/c carriers while china can not produce a car, all heavy equipments were supplied by soviet.

[@雁門大同府]

在与美国的战争期间解放军拿下了西藏和新疆，老毛不愧是出色的政治家和军事家，解放军出色的战斗力保证了东北老工业基地的安全，同时迫使苏联放弃了在中国北方驻军的想法，也为中国换来了一百多项苏联援助项目，正式开启了中国工业化的时代

[@ZeratulStormrage]

呵呵呵呵呵本来1951年是可以停战的，印度等13个国家的提案被联大通过了，提案内容是这样的：以三八线为界实行停战、外国军队撤出朝鲜、美舰撤出台湾海峡、中国台湾和中华人民共和国的安理会席位问题。只在几个小时之前才得知决议内容的美国并不想投赞成票，但它又不能不顾及国际上包括英国等盟国要求举行朝鲜停战谈判的压力，只好投下了赞成票。 然后你家老毛做了一个骚操作：拒绝谈判，继续战争。后来打成了什么样，以及真正的停战谈判上中国得了什么好处都很清楚了。

[@雁門大同府]

zhengyu gu 我没听说过你说的这些，而且我是在从全局看，你就知道抓一写细节来黑。换你，你脸保护国家的胆子都没有

[@上下左右-k7k]

@@ZeratulStormrage 冷战时期世界上只有两个半国家 苏联、美国和中国 中国在60年代拥核前甚至连半个都算不上 这场战争只要美国不想停 没人能让他停。。。当时本朝在国际上的形象没比塔利班好到哪里去 和我们打到底美国也不会有道义上的负担。。。

[@antoinemonks4187]

Wow. Am I the only one reminded of WWI? Great series KnG. Any chance you'll talk more about MacArthur in a dedicated future video?

[@hamadalromaithi4723]

This episode really shows how china’s intervention can really change the balance of power!

[@twocents856]

who knew 700,000 troops would make an impact???

[@tengliu2502]

twocents856 yep, 700 000 troops with only guns fight with 700 000 troops with high technology as nuclear bomb. Chinese fight this this war without any heavy fire power and airpower. It’s not a fair war, actually.

[@sendox8252]

Baltu Lielkungs Gunārs Miezis tactics helped the Chinese

[@leiyue1411]

After this war, Chinese helped Vietnam fighting against French and American for another decade.

[@gre8000]

Yeah if only they hadn't interfered. There would be no millions of brainwashed north koreans living in fear and isolation. I guess we can thank china for that.

[@nathanremix5800]

USA : We Are Winning Guys NK : *No, It Looks Like I Have To Use My Trump Card* USA : *Why I Hear Boss Music*

[@G33KN3rd]

USA: **Beats Boss with barely any HP left**

[@helltrigger87]

USA: Delusionally deceives itself in believing it defeats the boss

[@RiftZM]

@@helltrigger87 US: Not only prevents the collapse of S. Korea, but regains the lost momentum, stops several offensives dead in their tracks, moves the line of control back beyond the 38th parallel, and kills 3 to 4 times more enemies than allies lost (majority of UN losses were RoK troops). N. Korea is a complete shit hole, and S. Korea has one of the most robust and advanced economies in Asia. Definitely considered a win. You're an idiot.

[@YasserMaghribi]

Great video as usual, many thanks !

[@tommatteo1233]

The Second Congo War would be an interesting video.

[@-x5858]

small place cant attract attention.

[@serikaralbayev5979]

As always, another great video👍

[@jeremiahsalidao3951]

Make a vid on afghan war against the soviets.

[@jeremiahsalidao3951]

@I Love The Way U lie yeah true

[@Argacyan]

If the soviets had won and the US wouldn't fund far right fascists and islamic terrorists like Bin Laden (to this very day, funding the far right and military coups and so on), the world would be a better place.

[@YasserMaghribi]

​@Jack Blade​ Islamist trash ? These men were defending their country from an invasion, but only because they don't have the same belief as you, you call them trash, and absolutely no 9/11 terrorist were from Afghan descend by the way. Don't forget that your government made war on dozens of countries accross the globe (Iran, Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Panama, Cuba, Vietnam, Lybia, Bosnia,...) no counting all the destabilization campaigns to overthrow governments who are not US friends or who refuse to sell cheap oil. Did you forget the millions who died because of USMC in Irak for *FAKE* weapons of mass destruction ? And now that the US are slowly withdrawing from Afghanistan, the Talibans get back to power, like the Vietcongs after Vietnam war, like the communists in Cuba after the Pig Bay's Invasion, ... history repeats itself.

[@Essa5225]

@Jack Blade i like how u can't give a reasonable reply so u use insults

[@ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs]

@Jack Blade U can't make a better argument, so it's ok to just gloss over another truth with your own truth.

[@LexProntera]

The Korean War - a terrible lesson about not quitting while you are ahead

[@louiseyelen4277]

Chinese army fight 37 countries in one time

[@404Dannyboy]

@@mikefay5698 Won? The war ended in a stalemate. The only entity who truly lost was North Korea because their invasion failed and no one fully won. China managed to push the UN forces away from their border but failed to fully dislodge them from Korea. The UN forces succeeded in stopping the Korean invasion but failed to dislodge communist forces from the peninsula. The Soviets failed to dislodge Western influence from the Korean peninsula.

[@Ryan-nm6te]

Mike Fay maybe is draw. I’m Chinese and I think draw is enough.

[@Ryan-nm6te]

Mike Fay well. Is ‘draw’ 1-1 in game?

[@cabbagedestroyer1693]

@@mikefay5698 I think you are completely delusional and please stop talking about chinese history as you clearly dont know anything about it.

[@cabbagedestroyer1693]

@@mikefay5698 theres no my version or your version. Theres the historic version of history. 1. The korean war started as North Korea, armed and told by the Soviets, to attack South Korea. It was successful and before South Korea could've been completely annihilated, the U.N led by the U.S interfered and pushed the North Koreans back. And before the North Korean could've been annihilated, the Chinese joined the war. 2. Soviets never cared about the north koreans. After they lend their weapons at a price to them at the beginning of the war, they just stopped caring. The chinese were afraid of having American troops right on their border across the Yalu, that's why they "borrowed" weapons from the soviets which took decades to pay back. 3. The current infighting among the CCP and the natural disasters are what's tearing China apart. Unlike what most people believes, there're multiple factions within the CCP and there are constant infighting over positions and projects. Xi thought himself to be strong without establishing enough power, and as a result, the party tears itself from the within.

[@rgm-96xjesta31]

McArthur actually wanted to invade China from Taiwan and open a second front. for a brief period, ROC troops were on standby on the coast facing the mainland with every boat they could find. But that idea was scrapped, so they all went home

[@頂幹操]

another fake story what actually happened was the u.s sent the their seventh fleet to the the Taiwan Straight mainly to prevent PRC from invading Taiwan but also to discourage the ROC from counter invading. the reality of the situation was Taiwan had no hopes of launching a counter invasion against the mainland without u.s materiel support, which the u.s never gave. this is why Taiwan never attempted a counter invasion after 1949

[@Mikko088]

MacArthur sort of sounds like a Trotsky type charachter going on and on about his glorious war after the US had just finished one world war.

[@simonsays582]

Lol he wanted to conquer China. I mean we definitely could of done some damage with nukes if he had his way.

[@Mikko088]

@@simonsays582 Oh only the small country of China then with hardly anyone living there? Sounds nice and easy. And surely Mao won't go to Stalin and ask for help if US starts nuking and attacking China.

[@DaveBeaudry]

Excellent info graphics and informative. Keep up the good work ☺

[@hamadalromaithi4723]

Oddly satisfied watching this episode ^^

[@Voracle]

Very different styles here. The UN/US forces pushes lines with technical support. Chinese uses Go-style surrounds and encirclements.

[@musadiqjan3677]

First I thought I would return to watch because i was busy but then I open the video just to like

[@Daruliable]

Great video, I love this series 👍🏼

[@isaacj2914]

I wish the videos includes more details on how exactly each major battle panned out, rather than just a summary of who won/lost etc.

[@loyalbeaver9402]

Before anyone accuses anyone of "re-writing history", it behooves the accuser to first do some research into what the history is supposed to look like by relying on academically credited resources. Here are some scholastic consensuses in the West on Korea War related issues *1, prior to the war, both Koreas were actively preparing for war and determined to conquer each other by military means.* No credited historians question the fact that South Korea under the dictatorship of Rhee Syng-man was just as hell-bent on militarily crashing the North as Kim was on crashing the South. His government was so antithetical to the division of Korea that South Korea government took no part in the subsequent peace negotiation and didn't even sign the truce in 1953. Rhee never recognized the 38th line and various plans had been drawn up by South Korea of invading and annexing the North.(Since South Korea's democratization in late 1980, these plans had long been declassified.) The only problem was the South Korea army was much weaker due to the less-than-abundant American military aids/weapon transfer. (In contrast, the Soviet sponsored the North lavishly.) While the North attacked first, the intention of eventually crossing the 38th line and vanquishing the other side on battlefield was the same for both sides. *2, Kim Il-sung started the war without China's knowledge.* Kim and CCP were indeed allies. The former lent the later substantial support when CCP was on defensive in Manchuria under the KMT's onslaught during 1946-1947. When CCP finally turned the tiding around in Chinese Civil War in 1949, Kim approached Mao and asked for reciprocal support in the upcoming Korean Civil War. To Kim's chagrin, Mao sternly warned him against starting a war, pointing out the fact that unlike the Chinese Civil War, which was purely a domestic affair, the 38th line was legitimized by the UN resolutions. Crossing the line inevitably risked Great Power's intervention. The disappointed Kim went to Moscow instead and acquired Stalin's approval. When North Korean launched sudden attack on June 25th 1950, CCP leadership was as caught off-guard as the South Koreans. *3, CCP's interests and intentions were aligned against being dragged into Korea War in 1950.* The Battle of Hainan, the last major battle of Chinese Civil War only ended in May 1950. KMT, though having largely retreated to Taiwan, was still in control of many groups of islands right off the Chinese coast, where it stationed its army that was still half a million strong. Its powerful air-force and navy completely dominated the air and sea and regularly bombarded the Mainland targets. In vast parts of Southwestern China, where CCP marched in only a few months before, the disintegrated Nationalists forces were reorganized in to guerrilla bands and continued to wage mobile wars against CCP, giving the latter a taste of its own medicine.(The assortment of anti-Communist forces had 2 million fighting men in 1950, and compelled CCP to launch the "Banditry Elimination Campaigns", which raged on up until late 1952.) At the time the CCP's attention and resources were entirely dedicated to consolidating its control of the Mainland, building its air-force/navy from scratch, readying its force for the "liberation" of Tibet, and preparing for the upcoming Battle of Taiwan, which was planned to be launched in the summer of 1951. The last thing CCP wanted was being dragged into a foreign war before the final defeat of KMT. Even more nightmarish for CCP was the scenario of American intervention into the Chinese Civil War on the side of KMT. The need to avoid such occurrence was the primary reason why Mao strenuously tried to dissuade Kim from stirring up trouble in Korean Peninsular while the Chinese Civil War was still raging on. *4, US moved its fleet into Taiwanese strait immediately after the war's outbreak.* The fact Kim took the matter into his own hand without informing CCP did not register with the Americans, who saw the Communist world as a monolithic block, where all Communists were puppets of Moscow. (Such block-based perception was also the catalyst for America's intervention in Vietnam War a decade later.) On on June 27th, two days after the war's outbreak, Trumen ordered the 7th fleet to sail into the strait of Taiwan and declared the inclusion of Taiwan into America's strategic defense circle in the Pacific. From CCP's perspective, it was an act of naked aggression - the USA, despite its emphatic assurance of non-intervention in the Chinese Civil War, (as uttered in the official White Paper it issued in August, 1949,) now blatantly went back on its own words and entered the Chinese Civil War without any provocation from CCP. *5, CCP only moved to preparing intervention after the UN force pushed north of the 38th line.* There had been debate among the Allies as to whether to stop at the 38th line, or to cross the line only to further destroy the North Korean army and then withdraw back to the South, or to push for the complete destruction of the North Korean state and the annexation of all its territories to South Korea. General MacArthur most adamantly insisted upon the last option and he prevailed in the end. It represented a controversially "expensive" interpretation of the UN mandate, which simply defines the objective as "stopping aggression". It also ignored RPC's repeated warning that PRC would not "sit and watch" should the UN force cross the 38th line. On Oct1st, UN force crossed the line. On Oct. 8th, CCP's Politburo reached the decision of sending in PVA. On Oct 15th, MacArthur assured Truman the Chinese were simply posturing and the UN force would secure the Chinese Border in the next few days and the war would be over by November and the soldiers would return home before Christmas. On Oct. 19th, PVA crossed the Yalu River. The rest is history. *6, Kim Il-sung would enter Manchuria should he be defeated in North Korea.* Pursuant to the existing treaties signed between CCP and Kim's party (initially in 1947 then again in 1949), in the event of defeat on Korean Peninsular, CCP was obligated to permit Korean Communist's retreat to Manchuria, where it could regroup and set up a guerilla base as it did in WWII. Further more, Stalin gave CCP explicit instruction that Kim should rebuild his force in Manchuria if he was forced out of North Korea. That would be disaster for CCP and China in general for two reasons: firstly it would significantly undermine China's sovereignty in Manchuria, given that Kim would operate as a "state within state", enlisting support from local Korean ethnic minorities. (It would bear directly analogy to the Palestinian Liberation Organization's retreat to Jordan, and later Lebanon, after its expulsion by Israel. The PLO's creation of a "state within state" led to both war with Jordan and Lebanese Civil War.) Secondly, it would likely trigger UN invasion of Manchuria, justified by the same "expensive" interpretation of the UN mandate. Given the UN force ignored the Inter-Korean border in pursuit of Kim, there was little reason to believe it would definitely stop at the Chinese-Korean border should Kim retreat to Manchuria. CCP was in no position to defy Stalin by refusing Kim's entry. The only effective strategy of forestalling its happening was to not let Kim be pushed out of North Korea. *7, even without Kim's retreat to Manchuria, there were many signposts suggesting the US might be planning to use Korea as the springboard to launch direct invasion of Mainland China in coordination with KMT.* General MacArthur visited Taiwan on July 31st, where he made some dramatic speeches on solidarity with the Nationalists in common struggle against the Communists. There was also the discussion on airlifting Nationalist divisions directly to Korea. (Remember, this was 2 month and 1 week before the CCP decided to participate in Korean War.) KMT propaganda made maximum hay of the visit, proclaiming it as the beginning of Chinese Civil War Phase II, where KMT would fight alongside Americans to take the Mainland China back, starting from Manchuria. Chiang Kai-shek himself was thrilled at such proposals. (Ever since KMT's loss of Mainland China, its propaganda machine had been dialed up to 11, blaring out assertions 24/7 that the defeat on Mainland was merely a temporary setback, and the US would join the war soon, and the counter-attack was imminent.) The war plan KMT drafted up involved deploying four Nationalist army groups to Korea to attack across the Manchurian border, and a massive simultaneous amphibious assault from Taiwan. Blessed with hindsight, we know now that Truman eventually overruled MacArthur and refused to endorse Chiang's attempt at escalation. CCP leadership in the summer of 1950 did not know that. With American soldiers a stone's throw away from Yalu River, the prospect of American invasion of Manchuria on behalf of KMT did not at all seem far-fetched.

[@Torus2112]

Korea featured one of Canada's greatest military achievements at the Battle of Kapyong in late April 1951, when 700 Canadians defended the crucial Hill 677 against 5,000 enemy troops over two days of constant fighting. This allowed the other UN forces in the area to consolidate, and as such contributed significantly to the UN's blunting of the Fifth Phase Offensive.

[@kittogashi8561]

Canadians to opposing forces: ' You're ten-ply, bud.'

[@bg24955]

Please identify opposing Chinese formations and Canadian units. Thank you. ( if it was the “greatest “)

[@Tallbloke123]

@@bg24955 The battle of Kapyong featured the Canadians of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricias's light infantry and the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment whom both where supported by the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery all under a commonwealth brigade. Both the Canadians and Australian battalions were awarded the USA Presidential Unit Citation and the New Zealanders the South Korean Presidential Unit Citation for this battle. Its also remembered and celebrated as "one" of Australia's greatest battle honours as well.

[@Aeyekay0]

Once again great video

[@jifa17]

The soviet union is so boneless. They wanted to confront the US but look at what did they do?

[@michalandrejmolnar3715]

They didn't want nuclear war.

[@XFHU]

@@michalandrejmolnar3715 cowards

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

@@XFHU Ain't cowards when both sides died from nuclear apocalypse.

[@XFHU]

@@dereenaldoambun9158 China fought a nuclear power army and didn't give up when USA threaded China with the nukes, what Ussr were scared of? USA would never dare to have an nuclear exchange well knowing they would be dead as well.

[@lancedance85]

@@XFHU Because a war like that could have easily spread to Europe and started a third world war. China wasn't at risk of a two front war like the USSR was so they were able to fully commit. I doubt it would have ended in nuclear Armageddon, there weren't enough nukes for that at the time but it still would be incredibly devastating to fight another major European war only 5 years after the last one.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Very well done!

[@anzaca1]

5:40 Were Turkish forces in Korea?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, 4th biggest contingent within the UN forces

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Yes.

[@Tigerofthemountain]

Yes Turkey helped at korea war

[@williamcho7724]

Turks are brothers of SK

[@crazygrainger2006]

Yep. The Commander of the Turkish Brigade was a Gallipoli veteran.

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

It’s sad that there are still families separated by the DMZ and the tensions between the two Koreas.

[@ebonymaw8457]

the families have been separated for 70+ years so I don't think it bothers them much anymore.

[@kubat552]

5:19 Tahsin Yazıcı joined chat.

[@MrSafa61]

Bir kez olsun oradaki varlığımıza dair bilgi vermedi bu bölümde. Önceki bölümlerde de aynısını yapmıştı. Üstelik yazar ve araştırmacı türkmuş.. Burada bir kasıt var mı acaba sorusu aklıma gelmiyor değil.

[@kubat552]

@@MrSafa61 Belki aşırı solcu eğilimli biridir buradaki türk varlığından memnun değildir.

[@kubat552]

@@smashing-3291 Türkçe bildiğine emin misin ? Sol demedim aşırı sol dedim ve dönemi dönemin kaynaklarından araştırırsan yada tanıklarına sorarsan o dönemde komunistlere karşı savaşacağımız için türkiyedeki solcular koreye gitmemize karşıydı.

[@donniebrasco5590]

@@kubat552 cunkı haklilardi, sırf natoya girebilmemize şart olarak Amerika askerlerimizi koreye göndermemizi söylemişti o dönemki solcularda Amerika istedi diye Türk askeri ölmek zorunda mı diye karşı çıkmıştı az biraz mantiginiz olsa korede ne işimiz var bizim derdiniz solcuları suçlamak yerine birde komünistlerle savasacagimiz için demişsiniz yani cahil desem cahil değilsin arkadaşım, Amerika turkıyeye "sizi natoya alırız lakin korede bize yardım etmeniz lazım" dediği için gittik daha bunu bilmeyen bir insansın gelmiş boş edebiyat yapiyorsun

[@kubat552]

@@donniebrasco5590 Bir komunist ile bunu tartışacak kadar asalak şuursuz birinemi benziyorum ? 50 sene sonunda hala NATO nun önemini anlayamamış NATO nun bize neler kattığını bizi hangi olası felaket senaryolarından kurtardığını idrak edememiş hayatını das kapital okumadan komunist sloganlarla geçiren kızıl şarlatanlara ne anlatılabilir ki ? Evet kızıllar biz amerikan kölesiydik boynumuzdan tutup zorla götürdüler gitmeyip sovyetlerin uydu devleti olmalıydık alt tarafı karsı ardahanı veriyorsun canım ne gerek var natoya girmeye :))

[@georgedoolittle7574]

"Well hello there mister helper!" America's greatest Historian from the Movie Back to School!

[@Dawson2011H]

After some research, it turned out that Chinese army fought against UN army, Air Force and navy, without air cover and heavy artillery. How did that happen ? I am aware of Iraq war which was completely one sided.

[@yuluoxianjun]

china have no air or anti ait,that time

[@Skankhunt-mv4vd]

at that time, airpower was still not as decisive as it is today, like in the gulf war, due to technological limitations.

[@Dawson2011H]

@@Skankhunt-mv4vd enough shells to lower the maintain by two meters. How much decisive do you need ? Can American soldiers survive that without giving up positions ?

[@thebeastslayer7132]

When we gonna get the last episode on the third crusade also thanks for the awesome videos keep it up

[@sw9276]

"Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction." -- Oliver P. Smith, US Marine four star general

[@catherineblack3367]

被揍出翔了为了找回点面子而已。。。He and his army were beaten to shit so just to get some face back by saying that. . .

[@FrankyXG]

BRAVO!! Great job

[@hyltoniali257]

11:36 Unfortunately there’s simply no place for S.Korean leader on the discussion table~

[@leiyue1411]

He didn't agree an armistice. Chinese started the last campaign in Korea war and destroyed 2 south Korean divisions. After that he agreed armistice but did sent any delegate nor sign the paper.

[@asdahmad309]

I really like your videos😊

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

NK: Defeated, calls PRC for help. PRC: Cannot breakthrough, calls Soviets for help. Soviets: ...

[@aoecenturion5478]

Hoàng Nguyên procceds to watch family guy vientnam dark humour joke ..

[@black10872]

@Hoàng Nguyên And now the Democratic Republic of Vietnam is asking America for help against a aggressive China who claims the South China as its own territory.

[@unnecessaryammorack]

@Hoàng Nguyên they knocked them out? Last I checked the US left because the general public back at home didn't like the war not because they were "knocked out."

[@weirdsearchhistory5876]

@Hoàng Nguyên "Knockwd out"? Yeah right. USA was beating North Vietnam in nearly every battle they fought together. The body count of communist forces when they faced US forces (not South Vietnamese) is proof of that. What won that war was bad leadership during the era, it's containment/policing strategy and American's lack of faith in the objective of the war. American sentiment led to US withdrawal from that war. Anyway Communists signed Paris Peace Accords essentially accepting South Vietnam as a sovereign nation and an end to the war and therefore a defeat in a strictly offensive war. When the reneging communists reinvaded the South, the US government would not accept any plan to go back into vietnam or provide support. That's the only way the communists could win, take the high casualties and hope the war would become so unpopular at home the US would pull out, they did. But what did the people of the South really win? South Korea is also independent but they are one of the wealthiest nations in East Asia compared to the communist North worshipping the Kim family and can't even be seen from space. Likewise, all vietnam got was the distinction of being another impoverished communist country, one of the poorest in the Asia (and pretty poor globally). But hey I hear they're having to embrace Capitalism to survive after all, even hear they've opened their first McDonald's restaurants there. Because in the real world Communism is a stupid, failed doctrine.

[@unnecessaryammorack]

@Hoàng Nguyên they're literally the reason tho

[@BlindingGlow]

Honestly makes me smile that an American unit, along with their French brothers, held off repeated assaults despite being surrounded and vastly outnumbered. Together with our oldest ally, against all odds. 🙏

[@jifa17]

McArthur reminded me of Mr. President of the US, anyone else felt the same? Haha

[@sichenghao3747]

Man of ego

[@hazeeqfadzli8918]

According to the laws of physics, no work is done as everyone came back to the initial starting position.

[@l0rde298]

This war wasn't fair. USA and UN vs China... If only Soviet Union join, it would end fast with capitulation of south korea...

[@SamsungJ-xk9pt]

Yeah and look at the paradise that is the North vs the he'll that is the South... you rather live in North Korea than South Korea? You are a hypocrite

[@markisaac3550]

Wooow thanks for info i learn a lot from Korean war