In the beginning, the US Army had to rush troops into South Korea from the pool of manpower stationed in occupied Japan. Then the US Army had to rapidly expand from an "occupation force" back into an attacking army. WW2 had only been over with for 5 years. During that time, the US Army, US Navy, US Marines, US Air Force, had all DE-MOBILIZED. Now, less than 60 months later, the same forces must quickly MOBILIZE.
A general leads the NORTH Korean army & a general leads the SOUTH Korean army. The names of those generals change, just as they do in every army. There are two Koreas.
North Korean Army, Red Chinese Army, and Soviet advisers and technicians.
they were weak!
General MacArthur favored breaking the stalemate in the Korean War with a bold attack. He landed his army at Inchon and moved it south, trapping the North Korean army between the United States army and the South Korean army inside the Pusan Perimeter in the south of the country.
One impact that the Korean War had on US budgets was that military spending increased and became a larger proportion of future budgets.
A general leads the NORTH Korean army & a general leads the SOUTH Korean army. The names of those generals change, just as they do in every army. There are two Koreas.
Kim Jong Il
The Korean War introduced Korea to the outside world.
North Korean Army, Red Chinese Army, and Soviet advisers and technicians.
Macarthur
they were weak!
The Korean War had a significant impact on the generation known as Korean War babies, who were born during or shortly after the war. Many of them grew up in a post-war environment marked by economic hardship, political instability, and social upheaval. The war also left a lasting impact on their families and communities, shaping their experiences and perspectives.
General MacArthur favored breaking the stalemate in the Korean War with a bold attack. He landed his army at Inchon and moved it south, trapping the North Korean army between the United States army and the South Korean army inside the Pusan Perimeter in the south of the country.
MacArthur then Ridgeway.
One impact that the Korean War had on US budgets was that military spending increased and became a larger proportion of future budgets.
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