Korean People's Army

The war that raged in Korea between 1950 and 1953 did not begin as a huge international conflict during the Cold War, but would eventually become that once the United States and other countries decided to get involved in the Korean Civil War (Office of the Historian). Korea, throughout its history, was owned by other countries. From 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan had control and influence of Korea as a whole. Because Japan was on the losing side of World War II, the future of Korea…

“He had a way of touching your elbow or shoulder, upping his chin with a slight jerk and crowding into his eye such a warmth of blessing… he made you feel you’d contributed a boon to the whole human race” (“Douglas MacArthur” 1). MacArthur came from a background of a strict military upbringing. His father and grandfather were both generals and being raised on a military base MacArthur was destined to be a part of the United States military. His life was shaped and structured, but he had a…

A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo retells a piece of American history from the point of view of a marine. In Vietnam, Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo aged decades in a matter of years. He witnesses many deaths. Some were caused by the Viet Cong, but others by marines. This book “does not pretend to be history” (xiii) because it does not have to. It is not an adventure book written so the good guy always wins. History is told by the people who were involved in the event and Philip Caputo was a marine…

The Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War. The war was initiated when Kim Il-sung commenced a surprise attack on South Korea. The reason for the attack was because Kim assumed the South would willingly undergo his dictatorship. Approximately 75,000 North Korean People's Army (NKPA) soldiers attacked South Korea dawn of June 25, 1950. In as little as three days, the communist forces captured the South Korean capital and occupied most of the country. This invasion may have been…

Following the liberation of Seoul, South Korea in 1950, Americans were ecstatic about General Macarthur’s long fought and outstanding victory. American and South Korean forces continued to push well beyond the 38th Parallel—the delineation between North and South Korea—towards the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Chinese Manchuria. In spite of the increasing likelihood of Chinese intervention, American and UN intelligence specialists ignored the possibility. Little did they know,…

The Cold War was a state of political and military issues after World War II. It was between the United States and the Soviet Union. This great tension was between the Western Bloc and Eastern Bloc, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991. This war lasted for the second half of 20th century, resulting in mutual suspicions. The Cold War affected people tremendously. It was a series of incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the verge of disaster. The policy that rationale for an abnormal…

The Aquariums of Pyongyang written by Kang Rigoulot and Kang Chol-Hwan is the account of Kang’s early life spent inside of a North Korean prison camp with his family for ten years; Kang also describes the developments that take place after his release such as departure from North Korea, his voyage into China, and finding the means to finally arrive at South Korea. Kang will depart from both North Korea’s authoritarian state and the ideology he was forced to embrace from as early on in life as a…

would see another war break out, as on 25 June, the North Korean People’s Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of Korea. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution urging UN members to give military support to South Korea, to which Australia’s government obliged and sent over two thousand, two hundred troopers by July 27, 1953, (the day the Armistice Agreement to end the war was signed) in order to assist the Korean, American and British soldier who had ties to…

by the North Korean army for crossing the border, they interrogated him, only to learn he was just a simple soldier who didn 't have any useful information for them to extract.…

Brown 1 The Korean War was just the start of increased tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. After WWII the international system quickly made a shift from multipolar system to a bipolar system, involving the two remaining super powers. The Primary goal for the U.S and U.S.S.R, or any state, was survival. The only way to achieve this goal was to increase their power. The cause of this war and its fight was a result of the change in the world’s balance of power, the differences…