KW4: The Allied Invasion of North Korea

Key Battles of American History

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4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The successful Allied capture of Inchon and Seoul, together with the Eighth Army’s breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, forced the North Korean army to rapidly retreat northward and brought the Allied forces to the 38th Parallel. Now, General MacArthur was faced with a decision…should the Allies dig in and consolidate their gains, daring the North Koreans to attack them? Or should they advance further to the north and take control of all Korea? In this episode, Evan and James discuss MacArthur’s fateful decision to…well, listen, and you will find out!

Retreat, Hell! In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1952 film Retreat, Hell!, which presents a sweeping overview of the legendary First Marine Division’s actions in the Korean War, from training camp, to the Inchon landing, to their battles with Chinese forces in North Korea, and finally to their eventual evacuation. Get ready to join in a rousing chorus of the Marine Corps Hymn with Sean and James as they review this fun flick.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.7	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its size,
0:17.1	and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:23.9	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.7	a podcast in which we discuss American history
0:28.9	through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.7	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Thank you. host, James Early. Hello, and welcome back to Key Battles of the Korean War, our 10,000-foot survey of the first
0:48.4	major conflict of the Cold War.
0:50.6	I'm your host, James Early, as always, and I am joined by my co-host, Army veteran and military historian Evan Muxon.
0:59.5	Evan, how are you doing today?
1:00.8	Good sir.
1:01.9	I'm doing well.
1:03.0	Thank you for asking and thank you for helping me back.
1:05.5	Oh, my pleasure.
1:06.9	Things are about to get interesting here.
1:09.4	Well, they've been interesting a lot long, but things are, the allies are going to start
1:13.6	pushing their luck, so to speak.
1:15.6	But I don't want to say anything else.
1:16.7	I don't want to give things away for people who don't know what's happening next.
1:20.6	Let me start, as I always do, by recapping what happened at our last episode for those
1:25.0	who, if you're like me, you may be just a tad forgetful and maybe you've
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