Watch Korea The Forgotten War online: Episode 1 The First 40 Days

Before Vietnam, there was the Korean War -- the first American war in which peace arrived without a clear victory. This is the first of seven volumes in this series that examines the Korean War, a conflict in which tens of thousands of Americans lost their lives. On June 25, 1950, Communist North Korean troops stormed across the 38th parallel, invading the non-Communist South. President Truman used the U.N. to commit U.S. forces without asking Congress for an official declaration of war, calling the move a "police action." Highlights of this video include newsreel and archival combat footage

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