This extremely effective amphibious landing turned
the tide of the Korean War.
War After War
At the end of World War II,
Japan lost control of the empire it had acquired throughout the Pacific Ocean.
One of the regions that gained freedom after WWII was Korea. Like much of the
rest of the post-war world, Korea was divided between communism (in
the north) and capitalist democracy (in the south). Though Japan had been expelled
from Korea, and World War II was over, peace did not last long—in June, 1950, North Korea invaded the south, catching the South Korean military inexcusably
by surprise.
(With her brother on the back a war weary Korean girl trudges by a
stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea. c. June 9,1951. Maj R. V. Spencer, USAF,
[Public Domain-US] via Creative Commons)
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the Inchon Landing, HERE.
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