Korean War 1950-1953 — Vietnam War 1962-1975 — Korean War: — In June 1950, North Korean troops invaded South Korea, and the United States and the United Nations rallied to South Korea's defense. — Americans were confident when... more » hero General Douglas MacArthur was appointed commander of the UN forces.
British News film crews recorded the war up close with remarkable battlefield and combat footage of offensives at Pork Chop Hill, the Choisin Reservoir, Heartbreak Ridge and more.
MacArther, who did not agree with President Trumans' orders to avoid loss of life and the possibility of a third World War, was summarily removed ten months after he took command.
The bitter war continued for two more years and on July 27, 1953 an Armistice was signed.
It's all here, the war that was called "a police action" and cost America more than 60,000 lives.
Vietnam War:
On March 8, 1965 Marines landed at Da Nang, the first united States troops in Vietnam.
They came to defend democracy, but experienced a war unlike any in American history.
Helicopters and gun ships became the hardware of combat.
The Viet Cong used a combination of conventional weapons, deadly ambushes and divisive tactics on U.S. ground forces.
British News crews captured it all from the ground invasions to the call that went up for fire from the sky.
Ten long years of vicious combat, including the Tet Offensive and bloodshed at Hue, where 4000 Americans died in a battle to free the citizens.
The Tet Offensive was responsible for huge losses in the south and most people believe it was the turning point of the Vietnam War.« less
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