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Battlezone: The Korean War
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This Battlezone series looks at the Korean War from start to finish including the lead up and aftermath of the war from the US perspective.
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Big Picture: Truth is Our Defense
Nov 12, 202100:28:11Tap to summarizeThis is the story of the Army's Psychological Warfare activities in the Far East Command, primarily as a tactical weapon in Korea. We augment the effectiveness of our combat forces with the potent weapon of words. Through leaflets, shot by artillery shells or dropped from planes; through radio news and through loudspeakers mounted on tanks and jeeps, we send our messages of truth to the enemy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: Korean Wind Up 1953
Nov 12, 202100:28:24Tap to summarizeThe end of the Korean War and a review of the United Nations that fought against the North. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: The 7th Infantry in Korea
Nov 12, 202100:28:10Tap to summarizeAt the end of World War 2 the 7th accepted Japanese surrender in Korea. In 1950 they return to the new war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: United Nations Consolidate Below the 38th Parallel
Nov 12, 202100:28:46Tap to summarizeDestruction of the Port of Hungnam...The withdrawal across the Han...U.N. defenses at Suwon...and air attacks on the Chinese border. Captain Zimmerman interviews two soldiers, Corporal Tom Miller who was a rifleman with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea and Corporal James Jankowski of McDonald, Pennsylvania, who served with Company L in the Army's 2nd Division. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: Armed Forces Assistance to Korea
Nov 12, 202100:28:18Tap to summarizeFor this film presentation in The Big Picture television series, American soldiers are shown as they lend a helping hand to Korea, a country torn apart by war. Americans have traditionally responded to the needs of friends in trouble. Here is a documentary about a gesture which started as an informal assist and has become a giant program for the rehabilitation of certain areas of Korean life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: United Nations Forces Counterattack
Nov 12, 202100:28:23Tap to summarizeOur allied units throw a powerful counterattack against the Reds, Infantry tanks, artillery, and air all combine to throw the Reds back to the North, The Navy blasts the enemy with rockets. Captain Zimmerman interviews Chaplain Joseph Murphy of Boston, Massachusetts, and Captain John Rock, former company commander with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: Turning of the Tide
Nov 12, 202100:28:49Tap to summarizeThis film describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950. We see how American troops fought to hold on to the Pusan perimeter, the air support they received from carriers, and the march on Seoul. It also includes a report from Lieutenant Tom Dreisenstock, Platoon Leader of the 24th Infantry Division. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: The United Nations Offensive Continues
Nov 12, 202100:28:57Tap to summarizeIn spite of spring and rain our ground forces continue to push back the Chinese all along the Eighth Army's front...The 25th Infantry Division crosses the Han River and U.N. forces reach the 38th Parallel. The program includes two interviews: The first with Sergeant William Taylor who was a mortar squad leader with the 24th Division. The other is with Lieutenant Charles Wright of Oneonta, Alabama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: The 2nd Infantry Division in Korea
Nov 12, 202100:28:20Tap to summarizeHere is an exciting film documentary of the famous 'Indianheads,' the men of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. Although the fighting in Korea is over, the deeds of the 2nd Infantry Division will long be remembered. Out of the struggle in Korea have come many accounts of great suffering and even greater heroism, but few of them can match the story as told in this Big Picture program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big Picture: Rebirth of Seoul
Nov 12, 202100:28:33Tap to summarizeIn Korea, the aggressor's challenge was met and turned back by the United Forces of the world's free nations. Yet in the backwash of war there always remains a second challenge -- the thousands of orphans, the millions of homeless, the countless villages and cities ravaged and almost completely destroyed. Our cameras focus on one such city, Seoul, the Capital of the Republic of Korea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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