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    Sources:
    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A history. Modern Library, 2010.
    Goodrich, Leland M. "The United Nations and the Korean War: A Case Study." Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science 25, no. 2 (1953): 90-104. Accessed February 11, 2021. doi:10.2307/1173269.
    Grajdanzev, Andrew J. "Korea Divided." Far Eastern Survey 14, no. 20 (1945): 281-83. Accessed February 11, 2021. doi:10.2307/3022068.
    Park, Hong-Kyu. "American Involvement in the Korean War." The History Teacher 16, no. 2 (1983): 249-63. Accessed February 11, 2021. doi:10.2307/493313.
    Sandler, Stanley. The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished. University of Kentucky Press, 1999.
    Yufan, Hao, and Zhai Zhihai. "China's Decision to Enter the Korean War: History Revisited." The China Quarterly, no. 121 (1990): 94-115. Accessed February 11, 2021. www.jstor.org/stable/654064.
    Dong-Choon Kim. “Forgotten war, forgotten massacres--the Korean War (1950-1953) as licensed mass killings”
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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  2 года назад +1247

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  • @ConradTheBeetEater
    @ConradTheBeetEater 2 года назад +13357

    "So how should we divide up Korea?"
    "Guys look how straight I drew this line."

    • @Justin-cw7zf
      @Justin-cw7zf 2 года назад +815

      Great now we can leave this be until they reunite and the Korean Peninsula will never be a problem again
      -Allied leaders

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro 2 года назад +70

      @@Justin-cw7zf 🤣

    • @derfakegangster
      @derfakegangster 2 года назад +247

      Did someone ordered a fucking pizza?!
      -Pizza Delivery Man

    • @gaffalstudios3617
      @gaffalstudios3617 2 года назад +242

      Rest of the world: Hmm... so we have a politically complex situation with many sides, cultures and geopolitical tentions, we need to be smart when we draw th...
      The west: RULER RULES

    • @anakinskywalkercrappyprodu2205
      @anakinskywalkercrappyprodu2205 2 года назад +87

      I got this-Britsh Empire

  • @TheoneandonlyVaken
    @TheoneandonlyVaken 2 года назад +5461

    MacArthur: “I got this Truman, thirty Nukes in and out!!!”

    • @fallencomrade8925
      @fallencomrade8925 2 года назад +508

      The sad thing is, he was probably right in his plan

    • @heeheeheehaw6200
      @heeheeheehaw6200 2 года назад +177

      @@fallencomrade8925 But nuking China will Start WWIII

    • @fallencomrade8925
      @fallencomrade8925 2 года назад +333

      @@heeheeheehaw6200 I know, it was more in a satirical sense, but tbh the only obstacle was the Soviet garunteed on China, other than that, within a few months China would have broke.

    • @TheoneandonlyVaken
      @TheoneandonlyVaken 2 года назад +68

      I request no arguments in the replies of a funni statement that 100% totally doesn’t reference a certain show.

    • @fallencomrade8925
      @fallencomrade8925 2 года назад +15

      @@TheoneandonlyVaken Definitely XD

  • @jonathanortiz5403
    @jonathanortiz5403 Год назад +290

    My grandpa fought in the Korean War. Never talked much about combat but he was wounded when he rolled on top of a landmine. Luckily it was a dud and he was only injured instead of being blown to smithereens. The army mistakenly thought he was KIA and sent word to his family that he was dead. Little did they know he was shipped off to a small island where there was a hospital and didn’t find out about their mistake till a week or so later. Boy was that a rush of emotion for my family when they found out he was alive and coming home. He passed away last year and was the kindest and most honorable man I’ve ever known. Sad I never got to talk more about the war with him but I’ll never forget hearing that story.

    • @Ocro555
      @Ocro555 9 месяцев назад +6

      That's was a very interesting story ngl, rest in peace to ur grandpa

    • @hakimuwang7282
      @hakimuwang7282 8 месяцев назад +3

      🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @eleanorgreywolfe5142
    @eleanorgreywolfe5142 Год назад +213

    It's amazing to me how Douglas Macarthar did the "Today the guns are silent" speech at the end of WW2 which went into how we couldn't have another great war because we had developed such weapons of mass destruction that we would destroy ourselves, yet this same man advocated to just start nuking Korea.

    • @baldrickthedungspreader3107
      @baldrickthedungspreader3107 Год назад +37

      The duality of man

    • @PerryCoxPF93
      @PerryCoxPF93 Год назад

      A complete psychopath who was previously colonial administrator of the phillipines and came from a long line of imperial invaders. Really sick legacy the MacArthur family has

    • @jamesroundy4559
      @jamesroundy4559 Год назад +27

      He could've saved generations of Koreans and Chinese, with just a few nukes.

    • @user-ou6fp4ob5x
      @user-ou6fp4ob5x 11 месяцев назад +16

      @@jamesroundy4559 lol
      Killing us is to save us

    • @neilchan7361
      @neilchan7361 11 месяцев назад +10

      The Russians had nukes too at that time. So they didn’t I take that approach because the escalation will be too catastrophic

  • @dretot333
    @dretot333 2 года назад +2840

    Truman:”You need what to win the war?!?”
    McArthur: “Did I stutter?”

    • @Ignozi
      @Ignozi 2 года назад +34

      Lmao

    • @Joseph-mw2rl
      @Joseph-mw2rl 2 года назад +162

      "You didn't, but you're also fired"

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 года назад +136

      Funny thing is, we did win the war in a way. The North Korean offensive failed and South Korea was preserved. It was certainly not the overwhelming victory we had hoped for, but a victory nonetheless.

    • @linkofvev
      @linkofvev 2 года назад +61

      "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." - General MacArthur, probably.

    • @vicvega4415
      @vicvega4415 2 года назад +10

      Absolutely and while Chinese troops pushed UN forces back if the war kept going we would have gotten Korea back, if the war kept going it would be a question of if UN forces are willing to do a mainland invasion of China but I’m certain UN forces would have took North Korea back.

  • @murkywateradminssions5219
    @murkywateradminssions5219 2 года назад +873

    General MacArthur when he landed at Incheon,
    *"This is big brain move"*

    • @PMMagro
      @PMMagro 2 года назад +21

      Brain and MacArthur does not match.

    • @hwg5039
      @hwg5039 2 года назад +40

      The big brain MacArthur also said "there's no way the Chinese will intervene".

    • @pedrojuan8050
      @pedrojuan8050 2 года назад +34

      @@PMMagro MacArthur was a smart guy, change my mind.

    • @oliwer23pl95
      @oliwer23pl95 2 года назад +5

      it was so stupid NK thoght it was inposible for them to land there so it is a BIG and SMOL brain move at the same time

    • @Danny.r1
      @Danny.r1 2 года назад +7

      Straight out of Sun Tzu's playbook!

  • @deedeeday7923
    @deedeeday7923 Год назад +157

    There were lots of resistance among the Chinese military leaders when they were debating about sending troops to Korea, until the civilian infrastructure in Dandong, the Chinese city on the border with Korea was bombed by US Air Force. At that moment the CCP believed a US invasion was inevitable (now we know Truman refused MacArthur‘s request). This bombing however seems to be ignored by most of the sources in English, including this video or WIki in English. It is briefly mentioned in the Wikipedia in Chinese.

    • @Lord-ds6mz
      @Lord-ds6mz Год назад

      Bro, are you American?

    • @royce4067
      @royce4067 Год назад +7

      @@Lord-ds6mzwhat? Trying to be biased? Or dumb? Or ignorant of the history? 😂

    • @Lord-ds6mz
      @Lord-ds6mz Год назад +6

      @@royce4067 I don't get your point. I only ask him whether he is American or not. And what the hell about you? You are American?

    • @designertjp-utube
      @designertjp-utube Год назад

      Very Interesting. Wonder if Dan'sDong, I mean Dandong will be mentioned (again) in our Think Tank War Room should *Taiwan* ever need to take forced action?

    • @user-ne9tb9tr1u
      @user-ne9tb9tr1u Год назад

      The U.S. has a much bigger mouth than the rest of the world. Hollywood tells all of the stories with the way they interpret.

  • @solomonthefoolish
    @solomonthefoolish 2 года назад +222

    I've slept on this channel for far too long. I've binged like...4-5 hours of your work over the last 24 hours and I have no notion of stopping lol. I hope the channel continues for a long time :)

    • @WaveRider1989
      @WaveRider1989 9 месяцев назад +8

      bro I just started this week and been watching many; the animations are next level. Its incredible the free knowledge we are able to acquire from channels like this, god bless.

    • @erickzuniga3113
      @erickzuniga3113 2 месяца назад

      Adderall?

    • @solomonthefoolish
      @solomonthefoolish 2 месяца назад

      @@erickzuniga3113 lol no, ADHD hyperfocusing (or were you trying to suggest that I use it?)

    • @erickzuniga3113
      @erickzuniga3113 2 месяца назад

      @@solomonthefoolish Listen, you know we can sense each other.

  • @muhammadyasha895
    @muhammadyasha895 2 года назад +1893

    Truman: "so what's your plan in this war?"
    McArthur: "we nuke it till it DIES"

    • @sudhirsssingh9413
      @sudhirsssingh9413 2 года назад +23

      I literally opened the comment section looking for this comment.

    • @prezzyjim
      @prezzyjim 2 года назад +19

      @Robert Ortiz-Wilson Other people find them funny

    • @Oxnate
      @Oxnate 2 года назад +19

      Should have nuked Beijing.

    • @MeatGoblin88
      @MeatGoblin88 2 года назад +2

      @Robert Ortiz-Wilson yup. i see these on every single video, it's quite exhausting.

    • @abriannaaguilera2123
      @abriannaaguilera2123 2 года назад +9

      We use nuke and if that doesn't work we use more nuke

  • @xaviercharlton8158
    @xaviercharlton8158 2 года назад +4804

    My uncle died at Chosin reservoir. He was awarded a medal of honour, one of the few black men to do so.

    • @Oh_oh_its_Magic
      @Oh_oh_its_Magic 2 года назад +221

      My uncle also fought at Chosin Reservoir as well.

    • @AbrilBoy
      @AbrilBoy 2 года назад +440

      @GN M they didn't die for white people, they died protecting the world against the red menace.

    • @darkmemes953
      @darkmemes953 2 года назад +291

      @GN M WHat? your comment gave a stroke. Next thing u will tell me is that the U.S is the one who did the holocaust.

    • @darkmemes953
      @darkmemes953 2 года назад +215

      @GN M "after USA supported 3rd Reich, imperial army to start a war" what does that even mean.

    • @darkmemes953
      @darkmemes953 2 года назад +122

      @GN M Can you clarify " And you might not know, the helps from this red menace is the only reason USA winned the cold war."

  • @user-cq6dg6ql9j
    @user-cq6dg6ql9j 7 месяцев назад +9

    I’ve loved history since I was a child. I have a 6 year old anomaly of a son who has a passion for history as well we greatly enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for the ample bonding material.

  • @TRD315
    @TRD315 2 года назад +3

    love this. Great video.

  • @williamcho7724
    @williamcho7724 2 года назад +1723

    My grandpa was a sergeant in ROK during the war. He said Nakdong river was red with blood from the both sides.

    • @davidprosser7278
      @davidprosser7278 2 года назад +41

      Tor a while in 2005, I lived in Waegwan, near the old Naktong railway bridge thet was blown to stop the NK advance. The river is easy enough to wad across during summer.

    • @marcangelocamoro2845
      @marcangelocamoro2845 2 года назад +28

      Btw do u know about battle of yultong between 900 filipino soldiers vs 40,000 chinese and north koreans soldiers

    • @davidprosser7278
      @davidprosser7278 2 года назад +28

      @@marcangelocamoro2845 No. But I guess the Philipino soldiers did really well.

    • @marcangelocamoro2845
      @marcangelocamoro2845 2 года назад +16

      @@davidprosser7278 well they fought the chinese and north koreans

    • @marcangelocamoro2845
      @marcangelocamoro2845 2 года назад +6

      @@davidprosser7278 they did'nt fall back

  • @ultragamer2825
    @ultragamer2825 2 года назад +1328

    I was literally wondering when this would come out

    • @alexbecauseyeah2806
      @alexbecauseyeah2806 2 года назад +5

      Same lmao

    • @Justin-cw7zf
      @Justin-cw7zf 2 года назад +11

      They were bound to cover this eventually. Shame it isn’t talked about more

    • @malikfant86
      @malikfant86 2 года назад +3

      Fr

    • @clamum
      @clamum 2 года назад +15

      Literally literally literally literally literally literally literally literally literally literally literally

    • @hgarcia318
      @hgarcia318 2 года назад +8

      @@clamum i was literally about to comment that. Like literally.

  • @unclefrankindia
    @unclefrankindia 2 года назад +1

    Amazing work

  • @giraffeman326
    @giraffeman326 2 года назад +5023

    MacArthur: “Nuke ‘em”
    Truman: “No”
    MacArthur: “Nuke ‘em”
    Truman: “No”
    MacArthur: “Ah come on!”
    Truman: “You’re fired”

    • @Newdivide
      @Newdivide 2 года назад +561

      Oversimplified

    • @kostakatsoulis2922
      @kostakatsoulis2922 2 года назад +48

      Yeis

    • @mizzoupatriot8814
      @mizzoupatriot8814 2 года назад +378

      MacArthur: Nuke em
      Truman: No
      MacArthur: But you completely destroyed 2 Japanese cities, that's not faaair.

    • @thebarber4397
      @thebarber4397 2 года назад +109

      Dude, very cool reference

    • @adenmitchell7633
      @adenmitchell7633 2 года назад +35

      I seen this comment over 10 times come up with something funny and original

  • @tides8464
    @tides8464 2 года назад +2470

    Lesson of the day: Dont let MacArthur get a 20 killstreak.

  • @sanexpreso2944
    @sanexpreso2944 2 года назад +16

    My country Colombia had a great participation in this war, to this day there are still alive veterans who fought in this war, the most important battsks in which they participated, is what in Spanish is known as battle "del monte calvo"

  • @kevinrath3988
    @kevinrath3988 Месяц назад +29

    Stalin : please no war ,
    Us : please no war
    Kim : let’s go war

  • @flyingwiener8646
    @flyingwiener8646 2 года назад +1847

    “nuke ‘em”
    “no”
    “NUKE ‘EM”
    “NO!”
    “Awww c,monnnn-“
    “You’re fired”

    • @Cobra-King3
      @Cobra-King3 2 года назад +169

      ah, Oversimplified, you are a man of culture I see

    • @aaronlimeuchin7352
      @aaronlimeuchin7352 2 года назад +172

      @@Cobra-King3 "Both were led by very sweet looking old men, but don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators and dream of reuniting Korea under their own regimes."

    • @theotmt7906
      @theotmt7906 2 года назад +17

      ah, a man of culture I see

    • @sammybeaver9130
      @sammybeaver9130 2 года назад +62

      Using an oversimplified quote? Theres gonna be a tax for that

    • @terranghost2773
      @terranghost2773 2 года назад +8

      LOL Oversimplified I've watched his channel

  • @saptarshisengupta9290
    @saptarshisengupta9290 2 года назад +397

    I love how Harry and Stalin are like: really guys

    • @Killjoy45
      @Killjoy45 2 года назад +8

      In Stalin's case, if he truly didn't want North to attack South, then why arm their military with the latest Soviet military equipment including tanks which the South didn't even have?

    • @MorokLeviathan
      @MorokLeviathan 2 года назад +15

      @@Killjoy45
      Likely because he wanted to help his ally modernize after decades of foreign rule? The primary reason the US didn't support South Korea was because the American population was against involving itself with arms and weapons.

    • @ltnagle2492
      @ltnagle2492 2 года назад +10

      @@Killjoy45 Probably because Stalin took the same attitude America did in WWI and WWII (and today, really) - “if they’re gonna fight, selling them weapons could at least give money to us.”

    • @HashknightGaming
      @HashknightGaming 2 года назад +1

      @@ltnagle2492 I mean if the two parties refuse to stop fighting a handheld or a quick boom, is much less painful then being stabbed by sticks or knives but I mean hard to have crossfire without any booms or handhelds.

    • @ltnagle2492
      @ltnagle2492 2 года назад +1

      @@HashknightGaming While I think I get what you’re saying, I don’t think that applies. When both sides supply both proxies with weapons, the pain remains the same since (and this is generalized) they’d cancel eachother out.

  • @justyourcoolgrandpa1384
    @justyourcoolgrandpa1384 2 года назад +1

    nice, your animations are so relaxing and peaceful even thought we're talking about war..

  • @unifieddynasty
    @unifieddynasty 2 года назад +133

    Your excellent attempt to be fair to both sides is commendable, though I must point out a few things:
    1. China's involvement was partly ideological but also partly triggered by MacArthur's troops reaching the Chinese border with aerial bombings even taking place inside China itself. Moreover, China joined under the assurance that the Soviet Union would provide the bulk of material support including air support, but this support was limited due to the Soviet Union not wanting to provoke a third World War. Had China not joined the Korean War, they would have likely proceeded with their initial plan to attack the ROC remnant forces in Taiwan.
    2. The South Korean regime was not democratic at all and they wouldn't become democratic until four decades later. The South Korean military leadership comprised of former colonial collaborationist Korean officers of the Imperial Japanese military.
    3. The figure of "60,000 North Korean and Chinese POWs" 'not wanting to be repatriated' lacks a reputable source. The only reference I could find was from the Korean War Legacy Foundation in their narrative synopsis, unreferenced, and where the Foundation is jointly funded by the governments of South Korea and the United States. What makes this assertion highly suspect is that the Chinese had an all-volunteer force that went to Korea, at a time when there was tremendous public support in China towards communism. Pair this with the high importance of family ties in Chinese culture and I would say the assertion lacks logical merit even disregarding the reputability of the source.

    • @StarWarScience
      @StarWarScience Год назад

      I know that this korean document also doesnt have any evidence, but there is explanation about exchange of prisoners in korean war in south korean history textbook. So I think its true, but I'm sorry that I couldt find more evidence for you.
      ko.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.25_%EC%A0%84%EC%9F%81_%ED%8F%AC%EB%A1%9C_%EA%B5%90%ED%99%98_%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%9C

    • @NordpolYpsilon
      @NordpolYpsilon 9 месяцев назад

      There must be some negatives there when talking about China. Otherwise, he is a CCP shill.
      Everything about China is 'Fu Manchu' movie, and they say they're not racist!😂

    • @user-uu2wp5ny3u
      @user-uu2wp5ny3u 9 месяцев назад

      It is worth mentioning that the US, South Korea and North Korea raped and killed civilians during the war, while China did not

    • @WaveRider1989
      @WaveRider1989 9 месяцев назад

      So without China's interference in the war; Taiwan would have been taken over by CCP and be part of PRC today. Korea would have been unified under the democratic set up in South Koreas today, in effect sharing the growth south Korea had in the last 40 years with North Korea as well. I dont know, but it seems like a better world, considering how bad North Korean Regime has been,

    • @dali-yx8ux
      @dali-yx8ux 5 месяцев назад +2

      that's right

  • @alexanderzippel8809
    @alexanderzippel8809 2 года назад +561

    Incheon: Is heavily defended and nearly impossible to take via naval invasion.
    MacArthur: “I see no better place for a naval Invasion”

    • @alyssarichardson2544
      @alyssarichardson2544 2 года назад +9

      @@helloallhumans2595 haha major Zapp Brannigan vibes XD

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne 2 года назад +1

      @@helloallhumans2595 Some of my FB friends landed there one of them was a Machine Gun assistant later on.

    • @danishkfd
      @danishkfd 2 года назад +2

      It was not that well manned actually and also MacArthur planned to run for president and if this succeeded then MacArthur would be president

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 года назад +5

      Well it worked, didn't it?

    • @KaiserStormTracking
      @KaiserStormTracking 2 года назад

      Sounds like an MacArthur thing to do

  • @truereaper4572
    @truereaper4572 2 года назад +1451

    "So how cool do you want MacArthur to look in the thumbnail?"
    "Yes."

    • @zhouenlaienjoyer6306
      @zhouenlaienjoyer6306 2 года назад +18

      Macarthur also wanted to drop bombs across the Korean peninsula, killing the biosphere & nuclear winter. America, everyone.

    • @KawaiiCanadafreememes
      @KawaiiCanadafreememes 2 года назад +122

      @@zhouenlaienjoyer6306 China didn't have nukes at the time
      Russia wouldn't have nuked back over China, plus they didn't have enough nukes to
      Cope and seethe

    • @alpharius2omegaboogaloo384
      @alpharius2omegaboogaloo384 2 года назад +75

      @@KawaiiCanadafreememes God bless America.

    • @murkywateradminssions5219
      @murkywateradminssions5219 2 года назад +12

      That's USA baby...

    • @cortex8239
      @cortex8239 2 года назад +65

      @@zhouenlaienjoyer6306 Cry me a river euro boy.

  • @ZafkeiI
    @ZafkeiI 2 года назад +4

    My grandfather was in the Korean War and I thank you for making this video (passed away from lung cancer in 2011)

  • @MontagneMainSkibi
    @MontagneMainSkibi Год назад +53

    Thank you for making this, it really opens my eyes to what my grandpa went through her was just a civilian his father taken by the North Koreans. Really just thank you.

  • @yousefshahin2654
    @yousefshahin2654 2 года назад +454

    MacArthur: So can we fire nukes?
    Truman: Yes, I will fire you

    • @thanos_6.0
      @thanos_6.0 2 года назад +11

      That's a good one

    • @yousefshahin2654
      @yousefshahin2654 2 года назад +5

      @@thanos_6.0 Thanks :D

    • @user-golos
      @user-golos 2 года назад +1

      Cocos keeling islands

    • @mizzoupatriot8814
      @mizzoupatriot8814 2 года назад

      Truman dropped two nukes....Fuckin hypocrite.

    • @yousefshahin2654
      @yousefshahin2654 2 года назад +1

      @@mizzoupatriot8814 Can you learn before coming and insulting me? I am talking about the Korean war not Hiroshima and Nagasaki, stick to the topic and learn before you come and insult me

  • @omarrp14
    @omarrp14 2 года назад +3092

    Having been stationed in Korea, then talking to Korean war vets it's crazy to think that what used to be a battlefield is now a city better then NYC. Seoul is the best city I've ever been to and I've been to 24 countries.

    • @evanazbell
      @evanazbell 2 года назад +227

      It really is a magical city. It’s cleaner than New York too lol.

    • @omarrp14
      @omarrp14 2 года назад +253

      @@evanazbell that's exactly how I describe it too people. A cleaner NYC, with better public transit and street food.

    • @evanazbell
      @evanazbell 2 года назад +105

      @@omarrp14 hahaha I probably gained 30-40 pounds the year I was there because of all the food . Incredibly grateful for the time I had there for sure.

    • @evanazbell
      @evanazbell 2 года назад +111

      And the public transit was also much cleaner than the system in NYC. Don’t get me wrong I love both but Seoul takes the cake in my book. NYC was the greatest city of the 20th century, I think Seoul would be the greatest of the 21st.

    • @omarrp14
      @omarrp14 2 года назад +39

      @@evanazbell ya it was hard not to gain weight, that and the cheap soju.

  • @douglasfrancis2927
    @douglasfrancis2927 Год назад +1

    Great stuff this is my favorite of ALL shows I watch. Great stuff man keep it up

  • @Durangotek
    @Durangotek Год назад

    Surprisingly good. Nice work

  • @phaknam
    @phaknam 8 месяцев назад +3

    I wonder why the two Koreas did not divide their countries along the 38th latitude as before, but instead divided them along the current DMZ boundary

    • @doctorbae1063
      @doctorbae1063 8 месяцев назад

      The us and the Soviet Union did

  • @ashishtorq
    @ashishtorq 2 года назад +1783

    I feel guilty to watch it for free

    • @naibailsdotcom8172
      @naibailsdotcom8172 2 года назад +13

      Lol

    • @aaa-vx8ke
      @aaa-vx8ke 2 года назад +18

      I know right! Such a good film

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 2 года назад +5

      Pay it

    • @PugkinSoup
      @PugkinSoup 2 года назад +6

      Armchair is often more accurate and interesting then any war movies

    • @-J--vx7nv
      @-J--vx7nv 2 года назад +17

      @@PugkinSoup the weapon animations are sometimes inaccurate. Holding DP-27 by disk mag or reloading Mosin rifle like it has detachable mag looks very weird

  • @rhett1029
    @rhett1029 2 года назад +669

    It’s crazy to me that
    A: some WWII veterans fought in this war as well
    And B: some WWII veterans went through so much just to die in another war
    Veterans of the Korean War you are not forgotten

    • @waitwhat1264
      @waitwhat1264 2 года назад +34

      Well that's the saddest part, when they thought they could finally rest in hellish war for 6 years then suddenly they would be drafted again for another Political War. 😭

    • @seanassociateproductions1691
      @seanassociateproductions1691 2 года назад +48

      @@waitwhat1264 you can’t be drafted after you’ve served in the military prior. Any ww2 vets who died in Korea chose to stay in the military.

    • @Lisztomaniac1022
      @Lisztomaniac1022 2 года назад +13

      One of the most famous ww2 soldier who fought in Korea was in the 82nd airborne in korea and 101st airborne in ww2 Pvt Blythe. If any of you have seen band of brothers he is the main chracter for one episode. Hes the one who sometimes goes blind due to stress in battle.
      Hes also blonde and skinny that will really help you distinguish him because in the show theres mostly people with brown or black hair.

    • @rhett1029
      @rhett1029 2 года назад +2

      @@Lisztomaniac1022 yeah I thought that was definitely the biggest error in the show because he didn’t die shortly after his wounds but lived and even fought in another war. Don’t know if he saw combat though

    • @mastergator9641
      @mastergator9641 Год назад +4

      Some of them fought well into Vietnam and joined the CIA during or after. Like Tony Po

  • @Chawse_ay
    @Chawse_ay Год назад +2

    I'm excited to learn about this for my grand father followed the steps of his father my great one who fought the Korean war.

  • @rickyal9810
    @rickyal9810 28 дней назад

    Outstanding presentation!

  • @mickeyshin8501
    @mickeyshin8501 2 года назад +314

    "What could possibly go wrong?"
    Chairman Mao:

    • @Hannibalkakihara
      @Hannibalkakihara 2 года назад +3

      Its like suckerpunching someone in a fight

    • @refuze2quit603
      @refuze2quit603 2 года назад +29

      Thousands of my people died for this almost insignificant war. We did end the victory streak of USA, but we lost so much good men...

    • @CruelandCold
      @CruelandCold 2 года назад +62

      @@refuze2quit603 You sacrificed a million men to allow North Korea to continue genociding people in the millions. Congrats.

    • @tony3003001
      @tony3003001 2 года назад

      Lmao

    • @refuze2quit603
      @refuze2quit603 2 года назад +16

      @@CruelandCold Yeah not too proud of that one, either.

  • @Minboelf
    @Minboelf 2 года назад +465

    "Nuke them"
    "No"
    "Nuke them"
    "No"
    "Oh come on!"
    "Your fired"

    • @whathm9077
      @whathm9077 2 года назад +8

      I get it...

    • @sadlynotpolish2559
      @sadlynotpolish2559 2 года назад +66

      This enraged Truman who punished him severly

    • @CTViewer07
      @CTViewer07 2 года назад +14

      This enraged Hitler’s father, who punished him severely.

    • @QuantumAscension1
      @QuantumAscension1 2 года назад +26

      This enraged Napoleon's mother, who punished him severely. And, hey, he kinda respected that.

    • @fujiwara4109
      @fujiwara4109 2 года назад +19

      Is that oversimplified reference?

  • @Marco-zc1vb
    @Marco-zc1vb 6 месяцев назад +4

    As a Chinese, I’m give a huge thanks to the worries who fought against USA, at that moment, we military didn’t have enough supplement many Chinese soldier died not under the massive fire of USA, but be freezed in the winter, this worries make Chinese people not get bullied by any western countries anymore, they made us become an independent country

  • @The_Chosen_Heretic
    @The_Chosen_Heretic 2 года назад +6

    I really appreciate how you give the most truthful and nuanced portrayal of the war as possible.
    EDIT: Slight correction; Bodo League happened after the war had already begun. Not to downplay at all.

  • @ferdawssstories1283
    @ferdawssstories1283 2 года назад +1574

    You should do a Soviet Afghan war from three perspectives the soviets the communist afghans and the Islamist militias. And from the political view.

  • @SpaceMonkeyBoi
    @SpaceMonkeyBoi 2 года назад +4244

    Truman: "as long as no one nukes Korea, Well be fine."
    MacArthur: "question..."
    Truman: "what's your question soldier?"
    MacArthur: "I nuked Korea."
    Truman: "what!?"
    MacArthur: "you told me to."
    Truman: "how much!?"
    MacArthur: "I have done nothing but nuke Korea for 3 days."

  • @mauroposki
    @mauroposki Год назад

    I needed this for my history report than you so much

  • @MonumentToSin
    @MonumentToSin Год назад +44

    Me: "Hey grandpa, wanna see my pictures from visiting Incheon?"
    Grandpa, veteran of the Battle of Inchon : "Inchon? Hey, I've been there too!"
    Me: "Eh, I think it's a little different from how you remember it... For one, I didn't have anyone shooting at me when I got to the airport."

    • @wangpolao6599
      @wangpolao6599 Год назад +7

      我:爷爷,要不要跟我坐船去首尔玩一趟。
      爷爷:不用,我去过了。
      我:你怎么去的?
      爷爷:开坦克。
      我:.....

  • @ethanarnold4441
    @ethanarnold4441 2 года назад +3653

    "The only difference being that America succeeded in forgetting about Korea."
    Damn, that sentence gave me chills.

    • @neithvoid
      @neithvoid 2 года назад +28

      Sameee

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 2 года назад +70

      It's not even true though

    • @pyencdocde5716
      @pyencdocde5716 2 года назад +343

      @@visassess8607 No it really is, the Korean war is completely overlooked, even more forgetting is the "Second Korean War" from 1966

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 2 года назад +111

      @@pyencdocde5716 America never forgot because everyone knows about North Korea and the US military is still there.

    • @snake1625b
      @snake1625b 2 года назад +139

      It’s sad that it’s not as well known. Tens of millions of Koreans owe their freedom to the American and coalition forces

  • @trillion21
    @trillion21 2 года назад +337

    MacArthur: Did you say "nukes are fired"?
    Truman: No, I said, " you are fired."

    • @ayylmaoo7071
      @ayylmaoo7071 2 года назад +12

      Ok that made me laugh out loud.That was good.

    • @QuantumAscension1
      @QuantumAscension1 2 года назад +6

      MacArthur: Oh, 'you are to fire the nukes'. Understood, Mr. President.

    • @malicexvii7905
      @malicexvii7905 2 года назад

      @@ayylmaoo7071 the only good one in this comment section.

  • @xttt7950
    @xttt7950 Год назад +22

    我的爷爷参加过这场战争,他对我说“俘虏中很少有南朝鲜人,因为他们跑的太快了”

  • @thedoor43
    @thedoor43 Год назад +6

    My Grandfather was one of the Chosin Few. Frostbite left him partially disabled the rest of his life. He passed away 2 years ago.

  • @InvertedGigachad
    @InvertedGigachad 2 года назад +207

    10:04 "This is such a bad plan"
    Douglas "Gigachad" MacArthur: "That´s... why I'm here."

  • @averagefreedomenjoyer8209
    @averagefreedomenjoyer8209 2 года назад +733

    If I had a Zimbabwean dollar every time I saw an oversimplified quote, I could buy a yacht.

    • @bruch1795
      @bruch1795 2 года назад +117

      If I had a penny for every single time I see a filipino bragging about the battle of yultong I would probably afford a toyota carolla.

    • @user-ru1jo5rc3t
      @user-ru1jo5rc3t 2 года назад +58

      If i had 1 venezulean bolivar for each comment i would have 3.9 thousand bolivars

    • @JeffreyYS
      @JeffreyYS 2 года назад +4

      @@bruch1795 ikr

    • @ssnaut1871
      @ssnaut1871 2 года назад +9

      A Zimbabwean yatch

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 2 года назад +3

      That's deep Bruh

  • @markeppley1287
    @markeppley1287 2 года назад +28

    My Grandfather served in Korea in the US military police. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 89 after living a long and happy life. I'm proud of you Grant! You will not be forgotten

    • @korea83522
      @korea83522 Год назад +5

      할아버지가 저희 나라를 위해 희생하셨다니 정말로 감사합니다!

  • @edwardkitrick5120
    @edwardkitrick5120 Год назад +2

    Haunting line to end on. I love it.

  • @CJ_1406
    @CJ_1406 2 года назад +469

    "They once dreamed of reuniting all of Korea! *Under their own regime."*
    -OverSimplified

    • @leviticuscornwall9631
      @leviticuscornwall9631 2 года назад +16

      Reminds me of Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen going “but I’m in charge” “no, I’m in charge”

    • @verosotelo2764
      @verosotelo2764 2 года назад +2

      I mean he's not wrong

    • @andresangarita3165
      @andresangarita3165 2 года назад +1

      "They look like nice old man but they were ruthless dictators"
      Also oversimplified

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 2 года назад

      very oversimplified.
      i guess a armchair politican would be fare more interesting for most ppl then focus on battles.

  • @sjsyhm646
    @sjsyhm646 2 года назад +268

    Last time I'm this early MacArthur was still the Supreme Allied Commander.

  • @gmanawesome5773
    @gmanawesome5773 Год назад +1

    AWESOME THUMNAIL💪💪🤩🤩⭐⭐

  • @skittlebread41
    @skittlebread41 2 года назад +1

    Idk if it was intentional but if it was, huge props to that intro, that scene was very reminiscent of the intro to saving private Ryan and would get people to associate that landing with d day before you even mentioned it. Brilliant.

  • @timw.8135
    @timw.8135 2 года назад +346

    "Both Koreas were run by sweet-looking old men, but don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators!" - OverSimplified

    • @muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018
      @muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018 2 года назад +1

      I just commented the same thing!

    • @ns-4438
      @ns-4438 2 года назад +6

      But I still thank Seung-man Rhee as a S-Korean. He built South Korea based on market economy and free democracy. He also showed great leadership during the Korean War. Max D. Taylor said if South Vietnam had a leader like Seung-man Rhee, South Vietnam would've not lost.

    • @jackl2257
      @jackl2257 2 года назад +4

      @John Blake you are giving me a video from NTD lmao no thanks you are too far gone is you think that is a legitimate source of information

    • @11Survivor
      @11Survivor 2 года назад +1

      @John Blake Volkswagen was literalky a nationalised industry owned by the Nazi state... why are you citing it as an example of private property?...

    • @ThermicLight
      @ThermicLight 2 года назад +1

      ​@@11Survivor That and private industry under NS was in name only. Wherein the party let the "owners" operate the business but was still overseen by party bureaucrats. Should the "owners" not play ball then the party would just simply expropriate the business (e.g Junkers)

  • @cf1925
    @cf1925 2 года назад +796

    My great-grandfather served in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan at the time and his platoon was tasked with guarding a warehouse in the Southern part of the country. (I think, can't remember). He said the warehouse was huge and had everything the military needed to be shipped out across the water to South Korea. There was a rail depot nearby connected to the warehouse, and he said a train would depart every morning full of supplies, and then come back in the evening with wounded and dead soldiers to be off loaded and be treated.
    He's still alive (93 I think). It's been about a year since I last saw him, and I get to see him again this weekend, so I'll get to ask him about his stories. (Not gonna be too pushy since It seems to be sensitive to him.)

    • @therewaswith186
      @therewaswith186 2 года назад +46

      My great Grandpa fought for the PLA for NK did not make it

    • @kumonmisdrunkest
      @kumonmisdrunkest 2 года назад +40

      My grandpa was stationed in Japan too before the war broke out. He was in the 1st Cavalry division. I wonder if they ever met.

    • @jessehawkes1298
      @jessehawkes1298 2 года назад +11

      Tell us how that goes

    • @zion653
      @zion653 2 года назад +27

      If you can, make sure to record everything he says. Even if you have to secretly do it, his story needs to remain for posterity's sake, even if it's just something that stays in your family.

    • @3ly3lawy
      @3ly3lawy 2 года назад +13

      It's sensitive for him because it was a genocide of the North Korean population

  • @minhhuynguyen4825
    @minhhuynguyen4825 Год назад +8

    10:55 bro transform to a tank

  • @evanhauth7493
    @evanhauth7493 2 года назад +9

    Wow The Armchair Historian is maybe some of the best youtube content out there. Absolutely stellar summary of the conflict. Brief and concise.
    My only general comment to Armchair Historian: Is war the only defining feature of history? I have noticed all the videos are only about war or a related topic.

    • @ScottWang-fp5hx
      @ScottWang-fp5hx 3 месяца назад

      War is an extension of Politics and perhaps that’s why wars are usually more referred.

  • @Superlegend56
    @Superlegend56 2 года назад +205

    God imagine surviving the second world war to die in a new war just 5 years after...

    • @tictac2therevenge291
      @tictac2therevenge291 2 года назад +29

      I was just reading about a french infantry officer that survived WW1 just to die in may of 1940 in the invasion of the Netherlands, feels like a terrible way to go

    • @puntoni5440
      @puntoni5440 2 года назад +13

      @@tictac2therevenge291 Even worse, imagine surviving German invasion of France only to die in Algeria (they had it coming).

    • @josephbolcome5462
      @josephbolcome5462 2 года назад +6

      What about if a solider survived World War Two, Korea, only to die in early Vietnam?

    • @yousaidthusly461
      @yousaidthusly461 2 года назад +7

      “Boy howdy! I sure do love my veterans benefits from fighting in the Second World War; I hope nothing wacky or uncharacteristic happens in the world of geopolitics!”

    • @SgtSoda
      @SgtSoda 2 года назад +2

      Korean War “ended” in 1953 (then “officially” in 2018).
      Vietnam War began officially in 1965.

  • @JustADannyThing
    @JustADannyThing 2 года назад +142

    History class: nah
    armed chair historian: you already know it.

    • @ThatAngryLatvian
      @ThatAngryLatvian 2 года назад +2

      He is armed?

    • @trollege9618
      @trollege9618 2 года назад +4

      Can't believe his chair is armed

    • @glassbottlemenacesyou8323
      @glassbottlemenacesyou8323 2 года назад +1

      Damn i didn't knew his chair was armed

    • @zzzss8326
      @zzzss8326 2 года назад

      Damn his chair is armed thats crazy

    • @jimmym3352
      @jimmym3352 2 года назад +1

      @@ThatAngryLatvian What American isn't armed? I'm assuming he's American not Canadian. He strikes me as the type of person who would own a Luger.

  • @user-gs3rj7ky6c
    @user-gs3rj7ky6c 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your survice. We always remember your sacrifice and dedication.

  • @jcn268
    @jcn268 Год назад +28

    How a developing country fought off a 16 nation alliance, whilst also recovering from a civil war, china was definitely one of the most persevering countries to ever exist .

    • @CommunistBot
      @CommunistBot Год назад +10

      socialist spirit is indomitable

    • @schwarzmann1
      @schwarzmann1 10 месяцев назад +3

      Having the biggest population in the world also helps

    • @nejuokinganezvengiau8975
      @nejuokinganezvengiau8975 9 месяцев назад +1

      if we throw enough men at their bullets... they'll eventually run out of bullets

    • @male19-ye9fg
      @male19-ye9fg Месяц назад

      ​@@nejuokinganezvengiau8975Actually America lost more troops in this war

    • @marseldagistani1989
      @marseldagistani1989 17 дней назад

      ​@@male19-ye9fg
      That is false
      36,000 U.S. military servicemembers were killed in Korea,
      920,000 Chinese soldiers had been killed or wounded during the war.

  • @carn941
    @carn941 2 года назад +128

    "Nuke it from orbit" ~ MacArthur, probably

  • @nintendostyle3500
    @nintendostyle3500 2 года назад +853

    “The only difference was, that the US succeeded in forgetting Korea”
    *Legit chills*

  • @Iniquitous1
    @Iniquitous1 2 года назад

    Great animation

  • @YQJJJ
    @YQJJJ Год назад +46

    Hey guys I really appreciate all the jokes on korean wars, especially those nukes ones. I give you another. The last time when my grandpa went to Seoul, he had no visa. He drove a tank.
    love, from China

  • @cboweniii
    @cboweniii 2 года назад +1537

    My grandfather fought in Korea and Vietnam, he passed in 2019 at 90 years old. I found so many old pics of him when he was in the army at the time, he was 22-24 around this time. He told me a few things about it, particularly about jumping out is airplanes and he could see bullets flying at him from trees.
    I love listening to history like this and it reminds me of what my grandfather went through, and he was a young man fighting a war and how brave he was.

    • @285313502
      @285313502 2 года назад +71

      Did he commit war crimes doh

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 2 года назад +34

      @@285313502 Oh shut up already

    • @285313502
      @285313502 2 года назад +10

      @@visassess8607 right, mb, sry.

    • @tiansuohaoer
      @tiansuohaoer 2 года назад +9

      美国大兵?

    • @abhinavgk6430
      @abhinavgk6430 2 года назад +8

      @@285313502 Don't be sorry 😂😂 damn Americans

  • @Laurell_Silentshade
    @Laurell_Silentshade 2 года назад +2

    Nice touch acknowledging Canada still hadn't changed the flag design at this point.

  • @jordannewsom4578
    @jordannewsom4578 Год назад +5

    There’s a GREAT book called *Dog Company Six* about the Korean War written by Edwin Howard Simmons, a retired Marine who served in the war. Read it in middle school and I’ve remembered it all these years, I graduated high school in 2015 so this was in like 2009-10 at the latest but it was such a damn good book so I’ve remembered it and I really want to reread it so I just checked and there’s paperback copies for like $4.63 but I’m gunna get a nicer hardcover. You guys should check it out for sure!!

  • @KiwiForce123
    @KiwiForce123 2 года назад +502

    Kind of strange to leave out Australia and New Zealand when listing the UN forces.

    • @hulusiakar3252
      @hulusiakar3252 2 года назад +99

      And Turkey, literally 2nd strongest force there. Saving the Americans many times

    • @mr.anderson2241
      @mr.anderson2241 2 года назад +47

      @@hulusiakar3252 IIRC they’re shown in the video

    • @hulusiakar3252
      @hulusiakar3252 2 года назад +17

      @@mr.anderson2241 one second. just an image tho, nothing explaining.

    • @BORDERLINETV
      @BORDERLINETV 2 года назад +28

      🔊 "Colonial historians' always undermine Allies and forgot...here... a... " few countries"... like... 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇦🇺 Australia and New-Zealand! 😀...

    • @MrSlutzkin
      @MrSlutzkin 2 года назад +65

      Australia isn't real

  • @spedmonkey8051
    @spedmonkey8051 2 года назад +281

    Make a video on the history of Armchairs.

    • @GreenLink500
      @GreenLink500 2 года назад +15

      ... Does this plan involve nukes

    • @spedmonkey8051
      @spedmonkey8051 2 года назад +20

      @@GreenLink500
      maybe

    • @karotgamin790
      @karotgamin790 2 года назад +4

      @@spedmonkey8051 yes

    • @shaider1982
      @shaider1982 2 года назад +5

      Ottomans are probably the leaders in this

    • @Joze1090
      @Joze1090 2 года назад

      @@GreenLink500 name brother!

  • @vladimirbazhaev7851
    @vladimirbazhaev7851 9 месяцев назад

    Excellent epilogue

  • @ismaelnehme379
    @ismaelnehme379 Год назад

    6:05 The mushroom cloud painting on top of Macarthur's bed is genius

  • @iovanesio
    @iovanesio 2 года назад +187

    "Sir we have to do something"
    "nuke"
    "But Sir, it's not necessary"
    "I said nuke"
    "Sir..."
    "NUKE"

  • @AD-cu3zj
    @AD-cu3zj 2 года назад +134

    Crazy how this war isn't as talked about as Vietnam or the Middle Eastern conflicts.

    • @user-gc1hg9sp9k
      @user-gc1hg9sp9k 2 года назад +13

      Yes, and this conflict is the closest we get through WW3

    • @AD-cu3zj
      @AD-cu3zj 2 года назад +25

      @@user-gc1hg9sp9k Right!! Most people don't recognize that it wasn't just the U.S and the Koreas that participated but that it was in fact more than 20 different countries that played some sort of role in the conflict.

    • @theguybehindyou4762
      @theguybehindyou4762 2 года назад +2

      Neither side gained or lost anything, so there wasn’t much point in going over it again.

    • @souvikrc4499
      @souvikrc4499 2 года назад +12

      Yeah, there’s a reason that this war was known as the “forgotten war”.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 года назад +26

      It's partially because of Hollywood's refusal to make films on it. They don't want to lose Chinese theater money.

  • @joshuashrum2516
    @joshuashrum2516 Год назад +2

    My grandfather was in Korea and hearing him talk about this war was insane

  • @jwolfy_xd8476
    @jwolfy_xd8476 2 года назад +4

    Thank u for sharing both sides of the war, my uncle was in this war not on the South Korean side but rather the North. He was part of the 20th division of the People's Volunteer Army (PVA).

  • @thebobbaconsshow1685
    @thebobbaconsshow1685 2 года назад +238

    Macharther: “hey mr president I need 50 nukes to end the Korean War. What do you mean I’m fired?”

    • @leggonarm9835
      @leggonarm9835 2 года назад +17

      Should have done it, would've made a more prosperous future for the world.

    • @roba_yt3218
      @roba_yt3218 2 года назад +8

      Kinda funny though, he was a good leader back in WW2 he shouldn't of been fired

    • @1nsaniel
      @1nsaniel 2 года назад +12

      @@leggonarm9835 you don't know that

    • @Pixilated
      @Pixilated 2 года назад +5

      @@leggonarm9835 No we would all be dead due to nuclear annihilation because china had nukes too.

    • @baraamuhamed2918
      @baraamuhamed2918 2 года назад +6

      @@leggonarm9835 total annihilation?

  • @grandadmiralzaarin4962
    @grandadmiralzaarin4962 2 года назад +674

    American military logic in a nutshell, "No one thinks we'd be rash or stupid enough to try such an option."
    Gets em every time.

    • @duckquacks9629
      @duckquacks9629 2 года назад +79

      Not gonna lie, but the American military has my respect for that power move or their boldness. The element of surprise truly amazing in both the ancient world, and modern world. Because most of the famous war known for their boldness, and the stupidity. But Winner always will be the writer of the story

    • @oogabooga9546
      @oogabooga9546 2 года назад +15

      😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @BatCostumeGuy
      @BatCostumeGuy 2 года назад +28

      @@duckquacks9629 Agree the US is and was the main rival of communism, the only military to rival China today.

    • @terrypennington2519
      @terrypennington2519 2 года назад +20

      I remember there being a reading on something regarding a German officer's response to fighting the Americans
      I can't remember exactly what the text was, but I think a German officer stated to always expect the unexpected when fighting the Americans

    • @Masiba7517
      @Masiba7517 2 года назад +3

      Osama laughing

  • @erikstolzenberger1517
    @erikstolzenberger1517 2 года назад +2

    That picture above McArthur's bed...hilarious

  • @korea83522
    @korea83522 Год назад +2

    외국에도 이런 영상이 있구나.. 영상 잘보고 갑니다. 우리나라의 전쟁과 역사를 이렇게 잘 알려주신분은 처음이네요. 아 참고로 무슨말 하는 지는 모르지만 대충 내용을 알것같아요!

  • @siopaoman37
    @siopaoman37 2 года назад +472

    a bit of correction: Great Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ethiopia, South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Thailand, Philippines and Luxembourg sent fighting units. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, India, Italy contributed military hospitals and field ambulances to the cause.

    • @nurashilahsulthanahhaq6931
      @nurashilahsulthanahhaq6931 2 года назад +3

      Hii, could u pls tell me about the humanitarian crises, civillian attacks etc during korean war? I really need it as I had an assignment nd presentation as well🙏🏻😥

    • @mavmc358
      @mavmc358 Год назад +20

      THIS IS A COMPLETELY BIASED STORY DISREGARDING THE EFFORTS OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES

    • @brucezhao5307
      @brucezhao5307 Год назад

      I'm really sad to see groups of American henchmen follow America astray.

    • @brucezhao5307
      @brucezhao5307 Год назад +17

      @@mavmc358 Work hard, try to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.

    • @nandjuiakobe5308
      @nandjuiakobe5308 Год назад

      Jutlandia

  • @saintpresterpare2951
    @saintpresterpare2951 2 года назад +743

    I'm Thai and my grandfather was one of Thai volunteer who fought at Pork chop hills. I glad you mentioned that hills as well since a lot of Korean war video didn't mention about that hills. Keep it up!

    • @ns-4438
      @ns-4438 2 года назад +19

      Thank you for your grandfather for his sacrifice. I have a question. Is Korean war popular in Thailand? Do a lot of Thais talk about it?

    • @saintpresterpare2951
      @saintpresterpare2951 2 года назад +47

      @@ns-4438 From most of people I have met, no, they don't like history or even hate it. They says that "History was propaganda" so they just doesn't care. And combine with tension of Thai politics make that mindset even harder and stronger. I feel bad for some veterans whether Korean or Vietnam (my grandfather also fought in Vietnam) they just throw toxic words to them like "Imperialist's pet" or "Bloody boomers" 😢

    • @jackthorton10
      @jackthorton10 2 года назад +3

      Times might change when the aspects adjust

    • @jskoh4662
      @jskoh4662 2 года назад +18

      Thank you for your grandfather's service, you kept my country alive!

    • @matpk
      @matpk 2 года назад

      @@jackthorton10 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project.

  • @gahnyun2016
    @gahnyun2016 Год назад

    Very objective. Thanks.

  • @ssg9offical
    @ssg9offical 8 месяцев назад +4

    Japan 🇯🇵 should’ve been divided not Korea it makes no sense for Korea to be divided they were a whole victim of Japan’s Imperialism and nationalism I will forever stand on that until the day I die.

    • @marscell6700
      @marscell6700 7 месяцев назад +1

      You doesn't understand history

  • @FoggyBogWalker
    @FoggyBogWalker 2 года назад +187

    The forgotten war was fought by many, and lost in the eyes of embarrassment from both sides in history. Only now can people know the great military tactics that were thought and used in Korea, to include a Col in the Marines taking a long fought over hill, to retake and reshape the 38th parallel.

    • @Rivers198
      @Rivers198 2 года назад +6

      My great uncle fought in Korea, hardest man I’ve ever known

    • @michaelterrell5061
      @michaelterrell5061 2 года назад +5

      @TNStormSpotter May he Rest In Peace.

    • @michaelterrell5061
      @michaelterrell5061 2 года назад +1

      @@Rivers198 I bet, those war veterans are special people.

    • @Rivers198
      @Rivers198 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelterrell5061 he passed away a few years ago. Never heard him complain, worked his entire life (even though he retired from 2 companies). If you needed help he was there without question.

    • @michaelterrell5061
      @michaelterrell5061 2 года назад +3

      @@Rivers198 He sounds a lot like my grandpa who fought in Vietnam, what a good man you’re grandfather Must have been, forever honor his memory.

  • @darthobama3148
    @darthobama3148 2 года назад +65

    One of my dad’s Uncle’s served in Korea he said that “The rats going around were as big as cats and we would use them as firing practice”. And that the tanks had become more artillery then actual tanks.

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne 2 года назад +1

      I had two who were both in the Army.

    • @darthobama3148
      @darthobama3148 2 года назад +2

      @@CrossOfBayonne if there still alive tell them thank you for your service.

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne 2 года назад +1

      @@darthobama3148 Both of them passed away

    • @darthobama3148
      @darthobama3148 2 года назад +2

      @@CrossOfBayonne sorry to hear that

  • @IslandHawaii
    @IslandHawaii 5 месяцев назад

    I love this guys channel

  • @user-ed6mg5ul3r
    @user-ed6mg5ul3r 2 года назад +1

    Merry Christmas McArthur ;p

  • @Lord_Unicorn
    @Lord_Unicorn 2 года назад +191

    i'm shocked that you managed to cover the Korean war within just 20 minutes with this much level of details that is very
    impressive
    as an South Korean i think i must pay respect to you for this fantastic video and facts you bring up here
    and i'd like to pay respect to all the nations who came to aid us, fought for us, spilled blood side by side with us
    and we South Koreans have a huge debt to all of you guys
    Thank you so much Griffin for covering the Korean war

    • @la_void9750
      @la_void9750 2 года назад +2

      Do you believe both Korea’s will unite someday,? I have faith it will unite.

    • @kumonmisdrunkest
      @kumonmisdrunkest 2 года назад +10

      My grandpa served in the 1st Cavalry division and had always talked about how hard you guys fought. I'm sure he was honored to fight by your peoples side

    • @Lord_Unicorn
      @Lord_Unicorn 2 года назад +13

      @@la_void9750 not in a short time but someday we will

    • @la_void9750
      @la_void9750 2 года назад +5

      @@Lord_Unicorn it will happen I believe it Korea.

    • @pablomonsalve3911
      @pablomonsalve3911 2 года назад +9

      As a Korean, do you see reunification as still possible? I read in some newspapers 2 years ago that many South Koreans are not excited about the possibility of a reunification. And I guess there's a similar sentiment among the North Koreans.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад +53

    15:36 "Chinese supply lines were broken by US air power"
    it was more than just supply lines US air power destroyed....whole towns and cities were firebombed. Way more than just a "moonscape". These places like Pyongyang and Wonsan had to be rebuilt from scratch. More bombs were dropped on Korea than the entire Pacific theater of WWII, as you mentioned. A total of 635,000 tons of bombs, including 32,557 tons of napalm. And MacArthur wanting to nuke Korea is proof they didn't care about innocent civilian lives at all. After all these bombing raids, can you REALLY blame the DPRK for hating us?
    So many civilian lives were perished as a result in both the DPRK and ROK, like you said at the end. A tragic effect of war. On top of the division it has led to, where families with relatives on both sides of the DMZ can't even see each other....it's sad and makes you cry for a family that's not even yours.

    • @garrettfulks2932
      @garrettfulks2932 Год назад

      It is the DPRK’s fault. None of that would have happened had they not invaded South Koreas

    • @user-vu8nq2nt1g
      @user-vu8nq2nt1g Год назад +3

      In fact, there are at least dozens of places in this video, and there are many places where the facts are still unclear. If you really want to understand this war, you must not pass a few minutes of video programs. You need to participate in or influence this war. Countries to understand it, such as Russia, China, North Korea, and South Korea, cannot just look at the war from the perspective of the United States. Of course, the impact of this war is obviously huge, and it even directly affects the operating mechanism of the United Nations.

    • @dlkjusdjfhur
      @dlkjusdjfhur 2 месяца назад

      怪就怪中国当时没空军和海军,拿不到制空权,跟别谈补给和装备。唯一有能力跟美国对拼的苏联却藏后面不敢出来,趁机卖给中国一些他们淘汰的武器,用其他国家人民的生命为他们自己捞好处。这本就不是一场公平的战争,中国军队只能用人数和战斗意志来弥补自身装备的不足,光是被冻死在朝鲜的中国军队就有很多。

  • @moy_moy85
    @moy_moy85 Год назад

    I love these videos

  • @user-uy2dc8tz9k
    @user-uy2dc8tz9k 5 месяцев назад +3

    In fact, in the middle of the war, the US and CN were already preparing to sign an armistice agreement on behalf of all parties. The Korean kid refused, but his American dad ignored him. Objectively speaking, the outcome of the war was a draw. North and South Korea remain at the 38th parallel. China prevented the United States from invading. The United States defended its strategic location in East Asia. It is worth considering that China, which had just ended its civil war and was in a desperate situation, repulsed the United Nations forces.

    • @Huajierenmeiluziye
      @Huajierenmeiluziye 5 месяцев назад

      The war was a key point for the Communist regime to win support

  • @marcus._.2x
    @marcus._.2x 2 года назад +33

    My great grandfather fought in Korea, thank god he came home but moment of silence for those who didn’t🇺🇸🖤

    • @jejem8310
      @jejem8310 2 года назад

      Really

    • @user-ow7yz8xx1k
      @user-ow7yz8xx1k Год назад +1

      I'm Korean. I'm really sorry that your grandfather passed away...

  • @therealgeneralMacArthur
    @therealgeneralMacArthur 2 года назад +50

    HE SAID EVERY WEAPON WAS ON THE TABLE GOD DAMNIT!

    • @moppypuppy781
      @moppypuppy781 2 года назад +7

      Maybe you should listen to your intelligence corps instead of flat-out ignoring them because you don't like what they're telling you.

    • @northkoreancomander8699
      @northkoreancomander8699 2 года назад +2

      Haha guess what now we have some

    • @QuantumAscension1
      @QuantumAscension1 2 года назад +1

      guess you shoulda asked for forgiveness rather than permission, huh?

    • @waleedkhalid7486
      @waleedkhalid7486 2 года назад +4

      The fact of the replies is by a guy named North Korean commander is amazing.

    • @moppypuppy781
      @moppypuppy781 2 года назад

      @@waleedkhalid7486 He's just excited because he doesn't need to plan for war anymore, he just has to launch the nukes.
      Lazy asshole.

  • @clappedbytacho
    @clappedbytacho 2 года назад +15

    Just so you know, the PRC (People's Republic of China) was a brand new country with unstable supplies. We had a civil war just a year before (1949) with the Republic of China, so we were still poor and unstable. Our soldiers were tired of war. While the US had jets, jeeps, tanks and other modern stuff, our troops had to walk on feet at -30 degrees (Celsius). All we had were cannons and infantry.

    • @phindilehlubi8537
      @phindilehlubi8537 2 года назад +8

      I am surprised that China was able to face the UN forces at the lowest point in their thousand years of history and they didn't lose

    • @kevinc1200
      @kevinc1200 2 года назад +8

      Well the Chinese soldiers were veterans of the civil war and had high morale. They are used to fighting a technologically superior foe and had developed many techniques for doing so. They were also highly skilled in firefights, often sneaking to to American positions in the dead of night and was comfortable operating behind enemy lines without a line of communication to their rear. American over confidence also helped during the initial stages of the Chinese attack. You see this again in the Vietnam war (and perhaps the war in Afghanistan). Veteran troops with high morale beats technological superiority.

    • @aguywithahelmet
      @aguywithahelmet 2 месяца назад

      @@kevinc1200Indeed, and the Chinese also still took many more casualties than the US. However, the Chinese strategically won while the US won tactically.

  • @Manice08
    @Manice08 Год назад +25

    My grandfather was one of the Chosin few. It so unreal to hear stories of what happened and how chaotic it was.
    He was a great man. I'm glad he was able to write his stories down before his passing.
    Love ya Don.

    • @rylandavis2976
      @rylandavis2976 Год назад +1

      You should publish the stories online

    • @Manice08
      @Manice08 Год назад +2

      @@rylandavis2976 He has his stories in a book "Fifty Strong" :)

    • @rylandavis2976
      @rylandavis2976 Год назад +1

      @@Manice08 do you know which chapter they're in?

    • @Manice08
      @Manice08 Год назад +2

      @@rylandavis2976 Korean war chapter, Pg 81

    • @Tech-PriestDakka
      @Tech-PriestDakka 9 месяцев назад

      Oh hey. Diddent expect to see you in the comments here.