Karean War

Facts on the Korean War

• This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War
• After some early back-and-forth across the 38th parallel, the fighting stalled and casualties mounted with nothing to show for them.

More Facts on the Korean War

• The most famous representation of the war in popular culture is the television series “M*A*S*H,” which was set in a field hospital in South Korea.
• The series ran from 1972 until 1983, and its final episode was the most-watched in television history.

The fight on the Korean peninsula was a symbol of the global struggle between east and west, good and evil. As the North Korean army pushed into Seoul, the South Korean capital, the United States readied its troops for a war against communism itself.