Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Scattered Shots

The Korean War Week 99: The War’s Most Humiliating Crisis – May 12, 1952

The world turns it’s eyes to the UN POW camp at Koje-Do island when the Communist POWs in one of the compounds kidnap the Camp Commandant, an American General no less, and issue demands that they say must be met before his release. Can this be settled diplomatically, or is the army going in inContinue reading “The Korean War Week 99: The War’s Most Humiliating Crisis – May 12, 1952”

The Korean War Week 98: Two Sides. One Issue. No Peace. – May 5, 1952

At the end of last week the UN presented a peace package proposal to the Communists at the peace talks, but that package has been rejected. The only issue still left to clear up is that of POW repatriation, but that seems insurmountable, at least for the time being. In the field, there are ambushes,Continue reading “The Korean War Week 98: Two Sides. One Issue. No Peace. – May 5, 1952”

The Korean War Week 97: A Peace Proposal Package – April 28, 1952

The Korean War Week 96: Korean Marines Leapfrog the Han – April 21, 1952

UN Command completes its screening of the 170,000 military and civilian POWs they hold to see how many of them would violently resist repatriation, and it turns out it’s most of them. The Communists are furious. This cannot be good for the armistice negotiations. We also take a look at the defense possibilities the MarinesContinue reading “The Korean War Week 96: Korean Marines Leapfrog the Han – April 21, 1952”

The Korean War Week 95: TWO THIRDS of POWs Refuse Repatriation – April 14, 1952

The Korean War Week 94: Mines, Marines, and Mayhem – April 7, 1952

The Korean War Week 93: Who Wants To Be President? – March 31, 1952

A surprise announcement this week leaves the US wondering just who is going to run for President- the election is this fall. Whoever does run and win, it can’t help but have an impact on this war. As for what’s going on in the war, Operation Mixmaster winds up, having moved the US 1st MarineContinue reading “The Korean War Week 93: Who Wants To Be President? – March 31, 1952”

Colonel Rex Applegate: Combat Firing (U.S. Army WWII Training Film)

LIFE Magazine Vietnam AI

I been playing around with Grok’s AI photo editing function lately. I been taking the pictures all my friends take in their stuff and putting them in different backgrounds and making it into LIFE magazines from the war. Take a look and see what you think. None of those are real war photos. Just theContinue reading “LIFE Magazine Vietnam AI”

The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! – March 24, 1952

The UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of the former ones, but this involves moving some 200,000 men back and forth along the lines. Behind the lines, the ROK continues building up force trying to turn itself into a wellContinue reading “The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! – March 24, 1952”