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All the units had been badly shaken psychologically, as just three weeks before the battle began, these men were all in Japan living the luxurious and easy life of occupation troops. That life had been permanently shattered for them all.

Few, however, realize the decisive moment of the war came three months after Inchon, amidst the most brutal cold wave imaginable, at a place called the Chosin Reservoir. American arrogance and bigotry forfeited what could have been a spectacular strategic victory. Our current nuclear standoff with Kim Jong-un is, in large measure, the bitter fruit of that failure.

The Korean War is technically still ongoing today, and the lessons born from the conflict remain as relevant as ever. 

U.S. leaders were shocked this time.

The situation was dire and tenuous from the start.

Never underestimate the importance of learning from losing for the task of turning defeat into victory.

These tanks are some of the best that North Korea has; and that is saying something. Key point: North Korea is not known for having a cutting-edge military. However, the 105th Amored Division would be a real threat. In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe: the Korean People’s Army (KPA) 105th Armored Division. Equipped with North Korea’s most modern tanks and armored vehicles, the 105th Division’s mission is to rapidly exploi...

In July 1950, North Korea Defeated the United States Army The scratch force had just over four hundred officers and men, plus a few 105-millimeter howitzers from the attached artillery battalion. It had no tanks, no close air support and poor communications. In July 1950, North Korea defeated the United States Army. This wasn’t supposed to happen. In the summer of 1950, America was still savoring the glow of absolute victory in World War II. There was the Soviet threat, to be sure, and a Comm...

North Korea could not have stood against America on its own. Heres What You Need to Remember: Had MacArthur and other U.S. leaders heeded the intelligence warnings of massing Chinese troops in early November 1950, they could have conducted a consolidating move to the south—without any interference from enemy contact—and set up a defensive position in better terrain that offered routes to provide mutual support between units. On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) under M...

North Koreas 105th Armored Division: A Force to Be Reckoned With In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter this familiar foe. Heres What You Need to Know: The 105th Seoul Guards Armored Division is still likely one of the most capable and prestigious tank units in Asia. In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe: the Korean People’s Army (KPA) 105th Armored Division. Equipped with North ...