The Korean War by Indy Neidell S03E31 · The Korean War Week 111 - Will Stalin's Nightmare Come True? - August 4, 1952

Air date: 2026-08-04 17m

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The UN conducts a massive bombing raid on the North Korean capital Pyongyang this week, and in the field, the bloody fight for Old Baldy continues. Behind the scenes, though, Presidential Candidate Dwight Eisenhower's foreign policy guy John Foster Dulles is advocating for massive retaliation- in Korea and beyond- against all Communist states, to do more than simply 'contain' them.

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  1. 1 1. The Korean War Week 81: Ridgway Admits the UN is Little Threat! - January 6, 19522026-01-06 · 16mThe year may have changed, familiar faces come and go, but some things remain the same. The POW issue continues to dominate and frustrate armistice talks, the fear of an expanded w
  2. 2 2. The Korean War Week 82: Operation Strangle Isn't Strangling! - January 13, 19522026-01-13 · 16mOperation Strangle, to destroy enemy logistical capability with air power, has been in progress for months now, and yet the enemy is still able to bring up men and supplies, and ev
  3. 3 3. The Korean War Week 83: The Medics' War! - January 20, 19522026-01-20 · 16mThere's discussion- and disagreement- in UN Command and Washington about whether or not to poll all the POWs the UN side holds to see where they would like to go should they be rel
  4. 4 4. The Korean War Week 84: Inside Truman's Diary - January 27, 19522026-01-27 · 14mThings heat up in the Panmunjom Peace Talks, which each side arguing that the other side's proposals violate the Geneva Convention, but by the end of the week they talks are in rec
  5. 5 5. The Korean War Week 85: Futilely Pounding North Korea? - February 3, 19522026-02-03 · 15mThe UN forces are by now having trouble just keeping their planes in the skies, thanks to shortages of spare parts, so for long can they maintain aerial supremacy over Korea? And t
  6. 6 6. The Korean War Week 86: Koje-do: A Simmering Cauldron - February 10, 19522026-02-10 · 16mAn astonishing accusation about chemical weapons by Soviet diplomat Yakov Malik dominates headlines this week, as the POW issue continues to plague ceasefire negotiations. But thos
  7. 7 7. The Korean War Week 87: What's Going On In Compound 62? - February 17, 19522026-02-17 · 16mUN forces kick off this week with an operation to ensnare and capture North Korean and Chinese patrols, as significant progress is made elsewhere at the armistice talks. Prisoners
  8. 8 8. The Korean War Week 88: Riot or Revolution? - February 24, 19522026-02-24 · 15mThe tensions at Koje-do POW camp explode this week, ending in heavy bloodshed as UN forces desperately try to wrestle control of the situation. Changes will need to be made to coun
  9. 9 9. The Korean War Week 89: Is There Such Thing As Soviet Neutrality? - March 3, 19522026-03-03 · 20mThe UN is not just worried that the Communists have strong air power, they're worried that because they can't produce more jets quickly enough, the Communist advantage in the skies
  10. 10 10. The Korean War Week 90: No Surrender, No Armistice... No Hope? - March 10, 19522026-03-10 · 18mUltimatums and blackmail! Well, sort of. US President Harry Truman is trying to strong arm South Korean President Syngman Rhee into accepting any armistice negotiated, but the armi
  11. 11 11. The Korean War Week 91: The South Korean Economy is Dying - March 17, 19522026-03-17 · 18mThere's tension between Allies as the ROK economy worsens and worsens, part of the problem being caused by all the South Korean currency printed to respond to the demand for it by
  12. 12 12. The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! - March 24, 19522026-03-24 · 18mThe UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of the former ones, but this involves moving some 200,000 men bac
  13. 13 13. The Korean War Week 93: Who Wants To Be President? - March 31, 19522026-03-31 · 18mA surprise announcement this week leaves the US wondering just who is going to run for President- the election is this fall. Whoever does run and win, it can't help but have an imp
  14. 14 14. The Korean War Week 94: Mines, Marines, and Mayhem - April 7, 19522026-04-07 · 16mIn order to try and make some progress on the thorny issue of POW repatriation, the UN offers to screen all the POWs they hold to get an exact number of who refuses to be sent back
  15. 15 15. The Korean War Week 95: Ammunition Shortage Threatens Disaster - April 14, 19522026-04-14 · 17mUS Marines begin to make contact with their Communist Chinese adversaries in their new position in the west of Korea, but a more insidious issue is beginning to threaten the UN war
  16. 16 16. The Korean War Week 96: Korean Marines Leapfrog the Han - April 21, 19522026-04-21 · 16mUN Command completes its screening of the 170,000 military and civilian POWs they hold to see how many of them would violently resist repatriation, and it turns out it's most of th
  17. 17 17. The Korean War Week 97: A Peace Proposal Package - April 28, 19522026-04-28 · 14mThere is what should be major news this week as the UN gives the Communists a peace proposal package at long last that addresses the remaining three issues to solve. It does not se
  18. 18 18. The Korean War Week 98: Two Sides. One Issue. No Peace. - May 5, 19522026-05-05 · 18mAt the end of last week the UN presented a peace package proposal to the Communists at the peace talks, but that package has been rejected. The only issue still left to clear up is
  19. 19 19. The Korean War Week 99: The War's Most Humiliating Crisis - May 12, 19522026-05-12 · 21mThe world turns it's eyes to the UN POW camp at Koje-Do island when the Communist POWs in one of the compounds kidnap the Camp Commandant, an American General no less, and issue de
  20. 20 20. The Korean War Week 100: Mark Clark in Command - May 19, 19522026-05-19 · 23mMark Clark is the new UN Commander and will run the war in Korea, replacing Matt Ridgway, who leaves for Europe to take over NATO Command. The Koje-Do POW camp situation is resolve
  21. 21 21. The Korean War Week 101: Another Week, Another POW Riot - May 26, 19522026-05-26 · 22mIn the wake of the kidnapping of the Koje-Do POW camp commandant, UN Commander Mark Clark is busy really working on expanding security at all the POW camps in Korea and gaining tot
  22. 22 22. The Korean War Week 102: American Bioweapons on Korean Soil? - June 2, 19522026-06-02 · 20mThe Chinese continue their campaign of accusing the US of practicing germ warfare in North Korea and Manchuria. Meanwhile in South Korea, Syngman Rhee has declared martial law in P
  23. 23 23. The Korean War Week 103: - The Outpost War - June 9, 19522026-06-09 · 22mThe US 45th Division launches Operation Counter in the field this week, to take some enemy outposts, Bull Boatner finishes his plans for his operation to take total control at Koje
  24. 24 24. The Korean War Week 104: Order Restored at Koje-do - June 16, 19522026-06-16 · 19mThe saga of Koje-Do POW camp comes to its end this week after Bull Boatner's troops crack down hard and finally take full control there. Operation Counter continues with fighting
  25. 25 25. The Korean War Week 105: Destroy Suiho Dam! - June 23, 19522026-06-23 · 17mSince the beginning of the war UN air power has studiously avoided hitting North Korea's hydro-electric complex, since the power the dams provide is mainly for civilian use, but th
  26. 26 26. The Korean War Week 106 - The Battle of Old Baldy - June 30, 19522026-06-30 · 18mOn the ground, the fight for the hilltop they call 'Old Baldy' really heats up this week, and it's a bloody one. In the air, the bombing campaign to destroy the North Korean hydro-
  27. 27 27. The Korean War Week 107 - America on Strike! - July 7, 19522026-07-07 · 16mThe US Steelworkers Union strike enters its second month this week with no end in sight and the lack of steel production is affecting the war, worsening what is already an artiller
  28. 28 28. The Korean War Week 108 - The Republican Candidate - July 14, 19522026-07-14 · 19mn Chicago, the US Republican Party Convention comes to its end and they have chosen Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower as their Presidential Candidate. Part of the official platform is ending
  29. 29 29. The Korean War Week 109 - One Step From Peace! - July 21, 19522026-07-21 · 20mThere's only one thing left at the Panmunjom Peace Talks standing in the way of an armistice- Article 51. However, this article deals with the release of POWs and the two sides hav
  30. 30 30. The Korean War Week 110 - The Democratic Candidate - July 28, 19522026-07-28 · 20mIn Chicago, the Democratic Party chooses Adlai Stevenson as their candidate for the Presidential election to be held November 4th; he'll square off against Dwight Eisenhower, the R
  31. 31 31. The Korean War Week 111 - Will Stalin's Nightmare Come True? - August 4, 19522026-08-04 · 17mThe UN conducts a massive bombing raid on the North Korean capital Pyongyang this week, and in the field, the bloody fight for Old Baldy continues. Behind the scenes, though, Presi
  32. 32 32. The Korean War Week 112 - The Chinese Take Siberia - August 11, 19522026-08-11 · 18mThere's heavy fighting in the field this week for a position the US Marines call Siberia. Behind the scenes there's worry, though, as the US Army is more and more facing a manpower
  33. 33 33. The Korean War Week 113 - The Battle of Bunker Hill - August 18, 19522026-08-18 · 16mThere's plenty of action as Chinese troops battle with the US Marines over Hill 112- now known as 'Bunker Hill'- throughout the whole week. Back in the USA, questions continue to c
  34. 34 34. The Korean War Week 114 - Stalin's Secret Plan - August 25, 19522026-08-25 · 18mHeavy rains prevent action in the field in Korea this week, so the big story worldwide is talks in Moscow between Josef Stalin and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai. They talk ab
  35. 35 35. The Korean War Week 115 - What About Japan? - September 1, 19522026-09-01 · 17mThe aftershocks of Typhoon Karen have dumped so much rain on Korea that it's quiet in the field this week, so I turn my attention to Japan. Japan's situation with regard to Korea i
  36. 36 36. The Korean War Week 116 - Marines Fight to Hold the Line - September 8, 19522026-09-08 · 20mThe 'Outpost War' is in full swing this week as the fight rages for posts known simply by names like Bruce, Felix, and Gary, which are still worth dying over to both sides. Also, t
  37. 37 37. The Korean War Week 117 - The Cost of Rotation - September 15, 19522026-09-15 · 17mUN Commander Mark Clark is putting together five possible scenarios for hopefully solving the POW issue and getting an armistice, but who knows if the Communists will accept any of
  38. 38 38. The Korean War Week 118 - The Outpost Armor - September 22, 19522026-09-22 · 17mThis week we take a look at the hilltop armor used by the UN for the outpost war- the pros and cons. There's still plenty of fighting this week, for Old Baldy, for Outpost Kelly, a
  39. 39 39. The Korean War Week 119 - Americans Troops Can't Understand Each Other - September 29, 19522026-09-29 · 17mAt the Panmunjom Truce Table, the UN presents three different plans to solve the POW issue, the only one standing in the way of an armistice. All three are rejected by the Communis
  40. 40 40. The Korean War Week 120 - The Battle of White Horse Hill begins - October 6, 19522026-10-06 · 20mThe Battle of White Horse Hill begins
  41. 41 41. The Korean War Week 121 - America Has Had Enough! - October 13, 19522026-10-13 · 21mThe UN delegation walks out of the Panmunjom Peace Talks this week, after the Communist side refuses all of their proposals to solve the POW repatriation issue. A major naval train
  42. 42 42. The Korean War Week 122 - - October 20, 19522026-10-20 · Coming soon
  43. 43 43. The Korean War Week 123 - - October 27, 19522026-10-27 · Coming soon
  44. 44 44. The Korean War Week 124 - - November 3, 19522026-11-03 · Coming soon
  45. 45 45. The Korean War Week 125 - - November 10, 19522026-11-10 · Coming soon
  46. 46 46. The Korean War Week 126 - - November 17, 19522026-11-17 · Coming soon
  47. 47 47. The Korean War Week 127 - - November 24, 19522026-11-24 · Coming soon
  48. 48 48. The Korean War Week 128 - - December 1, 19522026-12-01 · Coming soon
  49. 49 49. The Korean War Week 129 - - December 8, 19522026-12-08 · Coming soon
  50. 50 50. The Korean War Week 130 - - December 15, 19522026-12-15 · Coming soon
  51. 51 51. The Korean War Week 131 - - December 22, 19522026-12-22 · Coming soon
  52. 52 52. The Korean War Week 132 - - December 29, 19522026-12-29 · Coming soon