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November 19, 2025

The Korean War Week 74: The US Wants To Prolong The War – November 18, 1951

Filed under: China, History, Military, USA — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

The Korean War by Indy Neidell
Published 18 Nov 2025

UN Commander Matt Ridgway has everyone in Washington worried because of his refusal to play ball with the Communist side at the peace talks. The Communist side aren’t exactly playing nice either, lobbing insults at the UN delegates, but the newspapers of the world wonder if the US actually even wants a truce, since bloody headlines implying impending vengeance come out in American papers timed suspiciously with possible breakthroughs at the talks.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:43 Recap
01:12 Ridgway Disagrees
04:29 Insults at Panmunjom
06:50 What The Troops Think
09:05 Ridgway’s Statement
10:11 POW Repatriation
12:50 Summary
13:06 Conclusion

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Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
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Map research by: Tom Aldis
Edited by: Simon J. James
Color grading by: Simon J. James
Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

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