{"id":94837,"date":"2025-03-26T04:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=94837"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:54:37","slug":"the-korean-war-week-040-macarthur-sandbags-truman-march-25-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/03\/26\/the-korean-war-week-040-macarthur-sandbags-truman-march-25-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 040 &#8211; MacArthur Sandbags Truman &#8211; March 25, 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UAZUiHkgBec?si=TesO7CZuaywqqG-i\" 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 25 Mar 2025<\/p>\n<p>Harry Truman is moving forward with his plans to somehow end the fight with the Chinese, but Douglas MacArthur takes a hatchet to those plans. Truman is furious, and the question remains, for how long will MacArthur&#8217;s defiance be tolerated? In the field, Operations Ripper, Courageous, and Tomahawk are in action, but are all disappointing for the UN forces, as they fail in their mission to destroy the enemy&#8217;s war making capacity. They don&#8217;t actually do much of that at all.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:51 Recap<br \/>\n01:08 Operation Ripper Ends<br \/>\n04:09 Operation Courageous<br \/>\n06:20 Operation Tomahawk<br \/>\n09:44 MacArthur&#8217;s Sabotage<br \/>\n13:27 Summary<br \/>\n13:36 Conclusion<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> <\/p>\n<p>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. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Simon J. James &#038; Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound.<\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean War by Indy Neidell Published 25 Mar 2025 Harry Truman is moving forward with his plans to somehow end the fight with the Chinese, but Douglas MacArthur takes a hatchet to those plans. Truman is furious, and the question remains, for how long will MacArthur&#8217;s defiance be tolerated? 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