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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series brings viewers into the heat of battle and shows how our fighting forces respond when under pressure-and even when taken prisoner by the enemy. After two days and nights of continuous enemy attacks, he realizes that to remain will only result in the company's annihilation. The order is to divide into small groups and escape back to their own lines by infiltration, but before...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950, showing how American troops fought to hold on to the Pusan perimeter, the air support they received from carriers, and the march on Seoul. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration also includes a report from Lieutenant Tom Dreisenstock, platoon leader of the 24th Infantry Division.
Pub. Date
[1951]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of World War II and the emergence of the cold war, fear of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union guided U.S. foreign policy. President Harry S. Truman announced in 1951 that he would not press to widen the Korean War to China and would negotiate a peace treaty that recognized the 38th parallel as the border between the two Koreas. Truman's announcement led to attacks by Republican opponents that he was &"soft" on communism.
Pub. Date
[1950]
Language
English
Description
John Foster Dulles, a senior foreign policy adviser, traveled to South Korea at the eve of the Korean War to report on the situation for President Harry S. Truman. This conflict, which followed an invasion by North Korea, raised worldwide fears that the growing cold war tension between the United States and the Soviet Union would erupt into a nuclear war.
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
On July 27, 1953, generals from the United States, North Korea, and China signed an armistice that ended the Korean War. The agreement established a demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel and provided for voluntary prisoner repatriation. The armistice was not a formal peace treaty, however, and U.S. troops continue to be stationed in South Korea.
11) The Korean War
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"An early crisis in the Cold War occurred in Korea, known as the period of U.S.-Soviet tensions, from 1947 until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a country that had been divided at the end of the Second World War. In June 1950, the army of Communist North Korea invaded U.S.-supported South Korea. President Harry S. Truman committed American troops to defend South Korea, and the U.S. made up the largest part of a United Nations force in that country....
12) The Korean war
Series
Language
English
Description
This program provides a brief overview of the partitioning of Korea; the battles for Seoul, Inchon, and Pusan; the entry of Chinese troops into the war as United States marines approached the Manchurian border; General MacArthur's famous speech to Congress; and the armistice at Panmunjom and the establishment of the demilitarized buffer zone. The program also shows the war's aftermath in the North: the rebuilding of Pyongyang; the institution of Kim...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, originally broadcast as "The First Forty Days," is a story of how a handful of men were locked in bitter combat with a ruthless enemy army of five divisions. A soldier of the Army Infantry tells the dramatic story of our first 40 days in Korea-a glowing tribute to the officers and men of the 24th Infantry Division. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series is a study of American soldiers helping a nation to help itself. Through the Armed Forces Assistance to Korea (AFAC) program, Army know-how, supervision, and equipment played a pivotal role in the rehabilitation of housing, public buildings, businesses, and transportation facilities. Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, this documentary...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The Medical Corps saves more lives than in any other time of combat. Produced by the U.S. Army as part of The Big Picture series, this graphic documentary shows the treatment that was administered to our wounded troops in battle. With footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, cameras follow the wounded soldier from the time he calls "Medic" until he is released for duty. An interview with Lieutenant Colonel S.J. Newsom,...
Pub. Date
[1950]
Language
English
Description
China's entry into the Korean War threatened to expand the conflict into another world war. President Harry S. Truman insisted that the United States would continue to prevent the spread of communism and would use all of its military resources to further that goal.
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