{"id":94492,"date":"2025-03-05T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=94492"},"modified":"2025-03-04T12:06:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T17:06:02","slug":"the-korean-war-037-matt-the-ripper-march-4-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/the-korean-war-037-matt-the-ripper-march-4-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War 037 &#8211; Matt the Ripper! &#8211; March 4, 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rx4dCcTTaXo?si=XWqw47PBGQz6x6IN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 4 Mar 2025<\/p>\n<p>This week is really a week of planning, as Matt Ridgway unveils the plans for Operation Ripper &mdash; to follow the somewhat disappointing Operation Killer, but there are South Korean spies involved, the blockade of Wonsan, and the continuing escalation of tensions between Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman, with people in American High Command concerned that MacArthur is bent on starting World War 3.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:25 Recap<br \/>\n00:44 Killer and Ripper<br \/>\n04:14 Intel and Distractions<br \/>\n06:57 South Korean Spies<br \/>\n08:06 Truman and MacArthur (Again)<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/Korean_War_Sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/Korean_War_Sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nHead of Cartography and 3D Map animations by: Andreas Olsson<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nGeoreferencing and GIS Development by: Pascal Bracamonte<br \/>\nEditing and color grading by: Simon J. 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