Inchon the Planning
The planning of the Inchon landing. The difficult nature of the tidal reach at Inchon for the naval planning. The American and South Korean forces to landed. The North Korean defences. The covert Naval intelligence mission. A biography of Admiral Struble the Navy commander for the landings.
Secrets of Inchon
Prior to the Inchon Naval Lieutenant Eugene Clarke with two South Korean Intelligence Officers undertook a dangerous convert military intelligence to find out the strength and disposition of the North Koreans defending the port of Inchon. In this book Eugene Clarke writes of the operation which is thrilling as any spy book. He worked with South Korean peasant to built up a spy network, capture a lighthouse in Flying Fish Channel to help guide in the invasion fleet. Well worth a read.
The next two episodes deal with the Inchon landings. Here is a map of those landing. Please note that the coastline today is much changed from 1950 due to reclaiming of land from the sea.
Holding the Northern flank
The South Koreans with American help defend the northern flank against the North Korean September offensive. The effect of the Korean War upon Japan. General Mac Arthur’s Headquarters in Tokyo. A biography of Major General Coulter the deputy commander of the Eighth Army.
Yak 9 Fighter
The North Korean Air Force flew Yak 9 fighters in 1950 during the Korean War, however by then they were outdated and easily destroyed by more modern American planes. The Yak9 had entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1942. It was armed with a 20 millimetre cannon and 12.7 millimetre machine gun. It had a fuel capacity of 400 litres which gave the plane a ranger of 875 kilometres.
The Battle of Taegu
Three North Korean Divisions attack towards the City of Taegu but the American 1st Cavalry Division hold them back from the City. The state of alarm within the headquarters of the Eighth Army. A biography of Earl Warren a sergeant who gave his life to save his comrades.
The British 25 pounder artillery gun
This was the main British field artillery gun of the Second World War and the Korean War. It fired a 25 pound high explosive shell but it could also fire an anti tank round and a smoke shell. It needed a crew of six to operate and could fire up to eight rounds a minute but 3 rounds a minutes was the more normal rate of fire. It had a range of 12 kilometres.
M 1917 revolver
Used as a side arm, mainly by American officers. This was a six shot revolver firing 0.45 inch bullets. It weighed about a kilogram and was 270 millimetres long. It was first issued during the First World War but was still in service during the Korean War and would even be used by tunnel rat units during the Vietnam War to clear Viet Cong underground tunnel systems.
The North Korean 1st Corp attacks
As part of the North Korean September offensive the 6th and 7th Divisions are repulsed by the American 25th Division. Four North Korean Divisions attack the American 2nd Division and the North Koreans retake Cloverleaf Hill. A biography of General Kim the commander of the North Korean First Corp.
I am glad to write that every month the number of downloads grows. There are new listeners to the podcast every week. The best way for the podcast to grow is by word of month, so please tell your friends about the podcast. There will be 68 episodes in total and the series will end on Saturday 17th December 2017 but in the meantime there will be a weekly podcast published.
We now have listeners from Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Suriname, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Ukraine, Vietnam and Venezuela.
No one yet from North Korea but the leader Kim Jong-Un is welcome to listen.
Of course most of the podcast listeners come from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.
For March, episode 27 -29 will finish off telling the story of the battle of the Pusan perimeter. Episode 30 will began to tell the story of the Inchon landings.
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