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HMS Belfast

The HMS Belfast served during the Korean War.  She was build in 1938 as a Royal Navy cruiser and played an active role during the Second World War.  She arrived off the coast of Korea in July 1950, her six inch guns proved highly effective in supporting United Nations ground against the Communist.  She finally left Korea in July 1952 having sailed over 80,000 miles in her Korean War service and fired over 8,000 rounds from her six inch guns.  She is now a museum ship on River Thames in London.

The Perimeter breakout

The Eighth Army planned an attack against the North Korean Army holding the Pusan perimeter in order to pin down those troops as the Tenth Corp land at Inchon.  At first the Eighth Army progress is slow but the North Korean defences begin to crumble.  As the Eighth Army advance they found evidence of North Korean war crimes especially when the City of Taejon is liberated.  The Eighth Army links up with the Tenth Corp, north of Osan.  A biography of Lieutenant General Milburn the commander of the First Corp.

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Seoul falls for the second time

The Tenth Corp moves out from Inchon towards the City of Seoul.  The Marines capture the Kimpo peninsular and the airfield, then cross the Han River.  The Marines fight a three day battle with the North Korean Army at the western edge of Seoul.  The Tenth Corp capture Seoul and secure the area the City.  General Ma Arthur and the South Korean President Rhee visit Seoul.  A biography of Major General Almond the commander of the Tenth Corp.

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I can now give a complete episode guide to the series.

Korean War Podcast Episodes

Pre War

1 – Korea Occuiped

2 – North Korea 1945 – 1950

3 -American Occupation

4 -The War before the War

5 – Invasion plans

The North Korean Invasion

6 – Invasion part one

7 – Invasion part two

8 – The Fall of Seoul

9 – America goes to War

10 – South of the Han River

11 – American 24^th Division

12 – The South Korean retreat

13 – The defence of the Kum River

14 – The Battle of Taejon

15 – The Left flank is wide open

16 – American reinforcements

17 – The Battle of Andong

18 – Stand or Die

19 – The war in the air and the sea

The Battle of the Pusan perimeter

20 – The Pusan perimeter

21 – The Battle of the Bloody Glutch

22 – The Battle of Cloverleaf Hill

23 – The Central Sector

24 – The Northern Flank collaspes

25 – Battle Mountain

26 – The Battle of the Bowling Alley

27 – The attack of the North Korean First Corp

28 – The Battle for Taegu

29 – Holding the Northern Flank

The United Nations strikes back

30 – Inchon the Planning

31 – Inchon the landings

32 – Seoul for the second time

33 – The perimeter break out

34 – Crossing the 38^th perimeter

The Chinese intervention

35 – China decides on war

36 – The Chinese First Offensive

37 – The American defeat at Unsan

38 – Mac Arthur’s decision

39 – The Chinese Second Offensive

40 – The Marines fight for surival

41 – American’s Longest Retreat

42 – The Chinese Third Offensive

43 – Seoul falls for the third time

44 – The Chinese Fourth Ofensive

45 – Seoul falls for the fourth time

46 – The sacking of Mac Arthur

47 – The Chinese Fifth Offensive

48 – The Chinese Sixth Offensive

49 – Meatgrinder

Stalemate

50 – Stalemate

51 – The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

52 – Prisioners of War

53 – Rhee the unfaithfully ally

54 – The aerial and naval war

55 – The Battle of Old Baldy

56 – I like Ike but what does Ike like

57 – The Battle for the hills

58 – The Communist side of the hill

59 – The War grinds on

60 – The death of Stalin

61 – The Battle of Pork Chop Hill

62 – Coming to terms

63 – The Great Escape

64 – The Chinese Summer Offensive

65 – Armistice

Summary

66 – Heroes of the Korean War

67 – Questions and Answers

68 – Korea 1953 – 2016

The next episode deals with the liberation of Seoul, here a map to help with that episode.

Inchon the landings

The Naval and Air Force attacks on Inchon and Moon Tip Island.  The capture of Moon Tip Island by American Marines in the morning.  The wait for the high tide to return.  The Marines land in Inchon.  South Korean Marines mop up remaining North Korean resistance.  A biography of Major General Oliver Smith, the commander of the 1st Marine Division.

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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.

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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.

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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.