Angel from my nightmare
...he majority of losses concentrated in the first year--a significantly higher figure per year than the 58,000 American casualties spread over ten years in Vietnam. There were both great trials and epic accomplishments during the war: the humiliating retreat of inexperienced U.S. soldiers in the opening days of the war; the brilliant Inchon landings masterminded by MacArthur; and the grittiness revealed in Chosin by the 1st Marine Division surrounded by a massive Chinese force. Although an armistice was signed in 1953 between the US, China and North Korea South Korea refused to sign it, leaving the two Koreas separate to this day. The Korean War has been called the "Forgotten War," historically overshadowed by World War II and Vietnam, though it figures prominently in the development of events. The Korean War was one of the first episodes of the Cold War and involved many of the great personalities of the era: Truman, MacArthur, Mao, and Stalin. The Korean War began in the early hours of 25 June 1950, when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. The war featured some of the most intense fighting ever experienced by American soldiers--and some of the worst conditions. 34,000 American servicemen lost their lives in three years--th...