The Korean War was the first major armed clash between Free World and Communist forces, in what was to be called the Cold War. It was waged on land, on sea, and in the air over, and …

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World War II years came into play when in late June 1950, the United States found itself respond-ing in crisis fashion to the North Korean invasion of the new repub-lic of South Korea, just...

Our First Year in Korea: Accounts by Historical Branch, G-3, Headquarters, Marine Corps. Lynn Montross, et al. 1953. (Reprints of 22 articles from the Marine Corps Gazette. Published by …

May 13, 2013 · U.S. Marine Operations in Korea 1950-1953 Vol II The Inchon-Seoul Operation by Lynn Montross and Nicholas A Canzona. This part of a 5-volume USMC historical...

In 1950, the Korean War saw the Marine Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a peak strength of 261,000 Marines, most of whom were reservists. Complete mobilization of the organized …

Known as “the forgotten war,” the battle for Korea was the first US combat action of the Cold War. The gallery describes the see-saw nature of the war’s opening battles and its gradual …

On 25 June 1950, eight divisions of the NorthKorean People's Army, equipped with Soviet tanks, mobile artillery, and supporting aircraft, crossed the 38thParallel and invaded the Republic of …

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In addition to being America’s first Cold War conflict in Asia, the fighting in Korea played a dramatic role in the very survival of the United States Marine Corps. The North Korean …