This U.S. Information Agency newsreel reports on the world crisis caused by North Korea’s invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, and the response of the United Nations.
112 viewsThis oral history interview with Army veteran George Dixon was recorded in Overland Park, Kansa, by the Korean War Legacy Foundation. He talked about how he was drafted into the war and fought as…
103 viewsThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. The Korean War Legacy Foundation recorded this oral history interview with U.S.…
166 viewsAn oral history interview with U.S. Army veteran Harold Christenson that was recorded in 2015 by the Korean War Legacy Foundation. He discussed his service as a platoon sergeant, and the loss of…
124 viewsThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July of 1953. Korean War veteran Carl House recounted his part in the amphibious…
96 viewsThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. Korean War veteran Joseph Lewis Grappo talked about taking part in the…
95 viewsArmy veteran John Jefferies talked about his experiences providing medical treatment for North Korean prisoners of war. This oral history interview was recorded in 2014 by the Korean War…
108 viewsWar erupted between North and South Korea 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. C-SPAN3's American History TV and C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” looked back at the division of the country along the…
764 viewsThis U.S. Army film from the National Archives describes how psychological warfare was used during the Korean War. The film shows radio programming, leaflet production and distribution, and…
170 viewsThis U.S. Army report describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950 when U.S.- led forces in South Korea were in retreat, then held the line and carried out several…
104 viewsThe first episode in the U.S. Army’s long-running “Big Picture” series tells the story of defensive operations and delay tactics used early in the Korean War, when U.S. and South Korean…
118 viewsThis Defense Department orientation film for soldiers assigned to South Korea gives a brief history of Korea and details the events that led to the Korean War and its aftermath. After…
96 viewsPresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial to honor the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the war.
1,391 viewsSamuel Wells talked about the Korean War’s impact on U.S. and Soviet Union defense policies. Mr. Wells is a Cold War Fellow at The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., which hosted this event. He’s also…
447 viewsSix Tuskegee Airmen appeared on stage at the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of their first deployment in 1943. The World War II veterans talked about their combat…
884 viewsMonica Kim, author of The Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War: The Untold Story, explained the controversial tactics used by the U.S. and its allies during the war. The Wilson Center and…
361 viewsIn his book, The Mistaken History of the Korean War, veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans…
311 viewsVice President Mike Pence presented the U.S. flag to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. In a speech after the ceremony, the vice president welcomed North Korea’s decision to allow…
298 viewsSarah Sanders answered reporters' questions. She was asked about President Trump’s disparaging tweets about former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman, who recently criticized the president and released secret audio recordings from her time…
20,468 viewsVice President Pence spoke at a repatriation ceremony in Hawaii where he received the presumed remains of American soldiers killed in the Korean War.
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