beginning with the division of Korea at the 38th parallel after Japan's surrender in 1945. It highlights the political tensions between the Soviet-backed North and American-supported South ...

China responded to the approaching UN force by sending over 250,000 Chinese “volunteers” into North Korea. These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel.

70 years after the start of peace talks on the 38th parallel, Stan Grant looks at the war that never ended. The DMZ divides Korea and after all this time the two countries are still no closer to a ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...