Korean War: How it started, unfolded and never ended

Overshadowed by the Second World War, the conflict in Korea is often called the 'Forgotten War' in the West, but more British troops died there (around 1,100) than in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

This is how the Korean War started, unfolded and ultimately never ended.

The Korean peninsula had been divided along the 38th Parallel after WW2, with the North having Soviet Union-backed communist sponsorship and the South being backed by the US and other allies.

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[ronti]

Only one comment of historical accuracy: the commentary gives the impression that the landings at Inchon were a Royal Navy operation. (..." the royal navy conducted landings..."). True but not the whole story. These were UN landings conducted mainly by US forces operating jointly with smaller coalition elements, including the British. All under US command and not UK. Also, the Gloster action was not the one decisive battle: the Australian and Canadian action at the Hook was as decisive as was the US action at Chipyong Ni.
By all means condense history, Forces News, but don't abandon accuracy to result in ( what is probably) an unintentional distortion of the campaign's key events! Otherwise a good summary in under 3 minutes.

[whyandaccount]

0:07 It didn't just "happen", it is "happening" - its just that there is currently a cease fire in effect.
0:55 Also pretty sure that Douglas MacArthur would disagree that Inchon was a RN only operation. I don't think the RN had 261 naval vessels deployed in theatre.
2:00 No doubting the Glorious Glosters, but there was also Kapyong and later Maryang-san.
Bottom Line, the UK were not the only ones there.

[drbilldixon]

Spoilt by pointless music played over the commentary

[alessandrocarpi]

The Korean War is not forgotten in Great Britain.

[Belly-uw]

Would be interesting to learn of Chinese casualties.

[ianb]

Is it possible to list which British units were there as a relative of ours served there during the war I think in the Northumberland fusiliers? It would be good to know

[GlenCychosz]

The 1950 start boarder on your map was wrong. That is the modern border.
The color coding should be at the 38th parallel.

[willw]

0:48 The Royal Navy launched the amphibious landing! Wow, I knew the limeys has some ships there, but launching it! I'm just a dumb American, so I was under the impression that the USA provided the vast majority of personnel and resources for the operation. US Navy, US Marines, ROK, and others did not do anything! Change the history books... it was the Royal Navy!
1:24 Wow, the UN did it!? I have never seen a UN military in my life. Where is this magical UN Country I keep hearing about. Once again, I'm just an American, so I was under the impression that Operation Ripper was mostly a USA and ROK operation planned by the US 8th Army... hey, that magical UN Army just keeps doing everything!

...and people wonder why I hate the British so much. The USA needs to leave NATO and the UN and Europe. We (the USA) should have never gotten involved with any of this, anyway.

[georgegeorgakopoulos]

It ended, because otherwise Greek troops would be still fighting for a hill.