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  • Rejoining the American war effort in 1780, Lafayette is sent south to bring a traitorous general to heel. Unbeknownst to him, his actions were setting the stage for the dramatic final act of the War of Independence: the Battle of Yorktown.

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    Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Vintage Books, 2015.

    Babeau, Emile and Maurice de la Fuye. The Apostle of Liberty: A Life of Lafayette. Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Duncan, Mike. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Hachette Book Group, 2021.

    Israel, Jonathan. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Princeton University Press, 2011.

    Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

    Unger, Harlow Giles. Lafayette. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.

    Woodward, W.E. Lafayette. Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.

    Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

    Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution.

  • After the formalization of an alliance between France and the United States, Lafayette is dispatched to facilitate cooperation between allied forces- a task that would prove more difficult than he’d hoped. Returning temporarily to his home country in 1779, the marquis continued to work tirelessly to advance the American cause abroad.

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    Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Vintage Books, 2015.

    Babeau, Emile and Maurice de la Fuye. The Apostle of Liberty: A Life of Lafayette. Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Duncan, Mike. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Hachette Book Group, 2021.

    Israel, Jonathan. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Princeton University Press, 2011.

    Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

    Unger, Harlow Giles. Lafayette. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.

    Woodward, W.E. Lafayette. Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.

    Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

    Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution.

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  • Lafayette accompanies Washington and the Continental Army at their winter encampment at Valley Forge. During this time, he finds himself entangled in a series of political intrigues and inconclusive military actions that threaten to shake his faith in the American cause.

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    Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Vintage Books, 2015.

    Babeau, Emile and Maurice de la Fuye. The Apostle of Liberty: A Life of Lafayette. Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Duncan, Mike. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Hachette Book Group, 2021.

    Israel, Jonathan. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Princeton University Press, 2011.

    Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

    Unger, Harlow Giles. Lafayette. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.

    Woodward, W.E. Lafayette. Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.

    Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

    Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution.

  • Upon arriving in America, the Marquis de Lafayette is granted a commission in the Continental Army, serving directly under George Washington. Most expected this to be nothing more than a ceremonial appointment, but Lafayette remained determined to prove his worth to the American cause and to win glory on the battlefield.

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    Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Vintage Books, 2015.

    Babeau, Emile and Maurice de la Fuye. The Apostle of Liberty: A Life of Lafayette. Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Duncan, Mike. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Hachette Book Group, 2021.

    Israel, Jonathan. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Princeton University Press, 2011.

    Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

    Unger, Harlow Giles. Lafayette. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.

    Woodward, W.E. Lafayette. Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.

    Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

    Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution.

  • Born into a noble family in the small French town of Chavaniac, Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette would lose both of his parents at a young age. Left as an orphan and sent to live with relatives in Paris, he would inherit a massive fortune that altered the course of his life.

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    Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Vintage Books, 2015.

    Babeau, Emile and Maurice de la Fuye. The Apostle of Liberty: A Life of Lafayette. Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Duncan, Mike. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Hachette Book Group, 2021.

    Israel, Jonathan. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Princeton University Press, 2011.

    Schama, Simon. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

    Unger, Harlow Giles. Lafayette. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.

    Woodward, W.E. Lafayette. Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.

    Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

    Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution.

  • An official report on conditions in the Congo exposes the Free State’s atrocities to the world. As pressure mounts on Leopold II to relinquish control of his colony, the king became increasingly determined to cling onto it until his dying breath.

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    Ascherson, Neal. The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo. Granta Books, 1963.

    O’Siochain, Seamas and O’Sullivan, Michael. The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. University College Dublin Press, 2003.

    Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 2007.

    Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, 2020.

    Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa: White Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Perennial, 2003.

    Rutz, Michael. King Leopold’s Congo and the ‘Scramble for Africa:’ a Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing Co. Inc, 2018

    Cover Image: Satirical cartoon appearing in a November 1906 edition of the British magazine "Punch" depicting Leopold II as a snake attacking a Congolese man.

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Central African tribal chant, date of recording unknown.

  • The exploitation of the Congo and its people greatly intensifies as rubber becomes a valuable trade commodity. As the Free State begins to rake in profits, a few individuals take notice of the rampant human rights abuses in the colony and resolve to put a stop to them.

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    Ascherson, Neal. The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo. Granta Books, 1963.

    O’Siochain, Seamas and O’Sullivan, Michael. The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. University College Dublin Press, 2003.

    Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 2007.

    Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, 2020.

    Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa: White Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Perennial, 2003.

    Rutz, Michael. King Leopold’s Congo and the ‘Scramble for Africa:’ a Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing Co. Inc, 2018

    Cover Image: Satirical cartoon appearing in a November 1906 edition of the British magazine "Punch" depicting Leopold II as a snake attacking a Congolese man.

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Central African tribal chant, date of recording unknown.

  • King Leopold II consolidates his control over the Congo. In his efforts to make the colony profitable, he oversees the establishment of a coercive regime of exploitation and moves to ruthlessly eliminate all resistance.

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    Ascherson, Neal. The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo. Granta Books, 1963.

    O’Siochain, Seamas and O’Sullivan, Michael. The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. University College Dublin Press, 2003.

    Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 2007.

    Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, 2020.

    Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa: White Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Perennial, 2003.

    Rutz, Michael. King Leopold’s Congo and the ‘Scramble for Africa:’ a Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing Co. Inc, 2018

    Cover Image: Satirical cartoon appearing in a November 1906 edition of the British magazine "Punch" depicting Leopold II as a snake attacking a Congolese man.

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Central African tribal chant, date of recording unknown.

  • Leopold II, King of the Belgians, continues his efforts to acquire a colony in Africa. As he constructs an elaborate façade to mask his true intentions, he contracts the famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley to do the dirty work on his behalf.

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    Ascherson, Neal. The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo. Granta Books, 1963.

    O’Siochain, Seamas and O’Sullivan, Michael. The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. University College Dublin Press, 2003.

    Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 2007.

    Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, 2020.

    Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa: White Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Perennial, 2003.

    Rutz, Michael. King Leopold’s Congo and the ‘Scramble for Africa:’ a Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing Co. Inc, 2018

    Cover Image: Satirical cartoon appearing in a November 1906 edition of the British magazine "Punch" depicting Leopold II as a snake attacking a Congolese man.

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Central African tribal chant, date of recording unknown.

  • In the mid-19th century, new technological advances and the emergence of large industrial economies usher in the age of ‘New Imperialism.’ As the world’s ‘great powers’ search for new territories to conquer, their eyes turn towards a region previously thought to be uninhabitable: Sub-Saharan Africa.

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    Ascherson, Neal. The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second and the Congo. Granta Books, 1963.

    O’Siochain, Seamas and O’Sullivan, Michael. The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. University College Dublin Press, 2003.

    Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 2007.

    Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, 2020.

    Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa: White Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Perennial, 2003.

    Rutz, Michael. King Leopold’s Congo and the ‘Scramble for Africa:’ a Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing Co. Inc, 2018

    Cover Image: Satirical cartoon appearing in a November 1906 edition of the British magazine "Punch" depicting Leopold II as a snake attacking a Congolese man.

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Central African tribal chant, date of recording unknown.

  • The war in Korea enters its third year, and the prospect of either side achieving a total victory has long since been deemed unrealistic. New leadership rises to power in both the US and USSR intent on brokering a ceasefire, but the situation in Korea remains shrouded in uncertainty.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • We divert from the main narrative to examine one of the most controversial aspects of the Korean War- the prisoner of war issue. Although the treatment of prisoners of war was codified into international law following World War II, both sides in this conflict would violate these laws to further their respective ends.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • The military situation in Korea devolves into a stalemate a year after the war began. Negotiations are opened to bring a stop to the bloodshed, but it very quickly becomes apparent that the diplomatic process will be more fraught than some may have hoped.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • As a new year dawns, the war in Korea nears another decisive turning point. Meanwhile, a domestic political crisis in the United States threatens to expand the conflict and plunge the world into a new conflagration.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • As the UN coalition struggles to mount a defense in the face of China’s intervention in the final weeks of 1950, they are forced to reckon with the fact that they now face an ‘entirely new war’ in Korea.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • The Chinese launch their attack on UN forces in Korea, catching the enemy off-guard and inflicting severe losses. Against all odds, the US Marines trapped at the Chosin Reservoir try to fight their way to safety through hostile territory.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • As the UN forces gain momentum following the Battle of Incheon, they must decide whether to continue advancing north of the 38th parallel. Meanwhile, China and the Soviet Union weigh the possibility of intervening on behalf of their North Korean comrades.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • General Douglas MacArthur hatches an audacious plan to turn the tide of the war in favor of the United Nations coalition. Meanwhile, long-standing tensions in Korea explode to the forefront, with the resulting violence leading to unspeakable atrocities and the deaths of thousands.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • War begins in earnest on the Korean peninsula, as North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel on June 25th, 1950. As the Korean People’s Army advances rapidly southward, the American government is forced to decide whether or not to intervene in the conflict before it is too late.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

    Hastings, Max. The Korean War. Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Jager, Sheila Miyoshi. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

    Mitchell, Arthur H. Understanding the Korean War: The Participants, the Tactics, and the Course of the Conflict. McFarland & Company, 2013.

    Peters, Richard and Li, Xiaobing. Voices from the Korean War: American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers. The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

    Shinn, Bill. The Forgotten War Remembered, Korea: 1950-1953. Hollym International Corp, 1996.

    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.

  • The year 1948 sees the establishment of two separate Korean governments in the north and south. Amidst growing tensions between the US and the USSR, the Korean peninsula seems poised to become the location of the first direct confrontation between the Soviets and Americans over spheres of influence.

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    Cumings, Bruce. The Korean War: A History. Modern Library, 2011.

    Halliday, John and Cumings, Bruce. Korea: The Unknown War. Pantheon Books, 1988.

    Haruki, Wada. The Korean War: An International History. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

    Hanley, Charles J. Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Hachette Book Group Inc, 2020.

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    Cover Image: As U.S. infantrymen march into the Naktong River region, they pass a line of fleeing refugees. August 11th, 1950. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

    Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák

    Closing Theme: Arirang, traditional Korean song, performed by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, 2008.