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KW9: Final Battles and the Armistice
In this episode, Evan and James discuss the final few months of the Korean War, including the battles for The Hook and Pork Chop Hill, the renewed pe…
1 year ago
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2004 South Korean film, Tae Guk Gi (The Brotherhood of War), which tells the story of two brothers who ar…
1 year ago
KW8: Talking and Fighting, 1951-52
In July 1951, Communist and UN representatives began conducting peace talks. But the talks went nowhere, and the Communists broke them off on August …
1 year ago
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Based on the 1953 James Michener novel of the same name, the 1954 film The Bridges at Toko-Ri tells the story of Lt. Harry Brubaker, a fighter-bomber…
1 year ago
KW7: The 1951 Chinese Spring Offenses
In April 1951, the Chinese army in Korea launched a fifth major offensive against the UN forces deployed along the Kansas and Utah lines. The fierces…
1 year ago
Somewhere Toward Freedom
In the fall of 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army through Atlanta, Georgia, burning most of the city along the way. From Atlanta, th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Devotion
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2022 film Devotion, which tells the story of Ensign Jesse Brown, the first Black US Navy fighter pilot, i…
1 year, 1 month ago
KW6: The Allies Rebound
In this episode, Evan and James take a quick break from the military narrative to discuss the management of the war by President Harry Truman and his…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fixed Bayonets!
Another classic Korean War film directed by Samuel Fuller, Fixed Bayonets! (1951) takes place In the first winter of the Korean War, during the Chine…
1 year, 1 month ago
KW5: The Chinese Onslaught
In late November, 1950, the Allied Eighth Army resumed their march northward to the Yalu River. To their great surprise, both units were ambushed by …
1 year, 1 month ago