Not really a forgotten conflict. People forget how brutal that war was, especially in the winter months.
The war was pretty much over and North Korea was done until MacArthur threatened the Chinese and bought them actively into the war.
People tend to forget that the American and South Korean forces were pretty much beaten and pushed back to Pusan. If not for the incredible Inchon landing this war would have ended far differently.
75,000 troops were put on the ground and over 250 naval vessels participated including three Canadian destroyers that participated in the close in beach bombardment.
this probably represented one of the most innovative and gutsy war time strategies in the history of warfare.
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