Korean War Podcast

American Air supremacy.  The poor nature of Korean roads.  The importance of the port of Pusan.  The logistical command of the Eight Army.  The control of the seas off Korea by the naval forces of the United Nations.  A biography of Admiral Joy the commander of the United Nations naval forces.

The American defeat at the Chinju.  The American counter attack towards the Chinju pass.  The American defeat of the North Korean 6th Division at Chindong.  A biography of Colonel Michaelis the commander of the American 27th Infantry Regiment.

The successful defence by the South Korean Second Corp is undermined by the defeat of the South Korean First Corp at the battle of Andong.  The fight for the town of Yongdok near the east coast.  The plight of Korean refugees.  A biography of Kim Paek Il, the commander of the South Korean First Corp.

The arrival of the American 25th Division and the American 1st Cavalry Division into the battle, however they are pushed back by the North Korean Army.  The poor performance of the American 24th Regiment.  General Walker's 'Stand or Die' order.  A biography of Leon Gilbert an American officer sentenced to death by a Court Martial.

The North Korean Army conquest of South West Korea.  The defeat of the American 24th Division by the North Korean 4th and 6th Divisions.  American Air Force tactics as the North Korean Army learn not to expose themselves during the day.  A biography of Brigadier General Church, the new commander of the American 24th Division.

The American press reaction to the American Army's defeats in July 1950.  The defeat of the American 24th Division by the North Korean 3rd and 4th Division at Taejon.  Major General Dean is captured by the North Koreans.  A biography of Marguerite Higgins, an award winning war reporter.

The American defence of the south bank of the Kum River is broken though by the North Korean Army.  The planning of future reinforcements for the United Nations Army in Korea.  The poor state of some American equipment in Korea.  The improved ground attack performance of the American Air Force.  The F51 Mustang warplane.  A biography of General Walker the commander of the Eight Army.

The South Korean Army fights to delay the North Korean Second Corp in Central and Eastern Korea.  The diet of the South Korean Soldiers.  The mass murder of South Korean Civilians by the Army and Police by both the North and South Korea.  

The piecemeal deployment of the 24th Division.  The American defeat at Pyeongtaek and Chonan.  The American retreat to the Kum River.  A comparison of the North Korean T34 tank and the American M24 light tank.  The biography of the Division commander Major General Dean.

The bad state of the South Korean Army south of the Han River.  The North Korean Army crosses the river and strikes South.  The American Air Force in action.  The first American ground troops go into action. A biography of General Stratemeyer commander of the American Air Force in the far east.