{"id":96981,"date":"2025-08-06T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=96981"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:22:23","slug":"the-korean-war-week-59-whos-really-running-the-korean-war-august-5-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/08\/06\/the-korean-war-week-59-whos-really-running-the-korean-war-august-5-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 59 &#8211; Who&#8217;s Really Running the Korean War? &#8211; August 5, 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocO4Y0ycWqk?si=X6qSTixp_FPKb_de\" 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 5 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p>The Kaesong peace talks keep dragging on, and where any demarcation line should be drawn continues to the biggest obstacle to progress. The war continues, though, and plans for new offensives and blockades are being hashed out. But who exactly are the forces fighting this war? This week we take a closer look at the Communist forces and the American chain of command.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 Hook<br \/>\n00:37 Intro<br \/>\n00:50 Recap<br \/>\n01:11 The 38th Parallel Issue<br \/>\n02:51 War Without Victory<br \/>\n04:58 US Chain of Command<br \/>\n09:21 Plans and Alternatives<br \/>\n10:58 UN Air Power<br \/>\n13:19 The Communist Forces<br \/>\n18:28 Summary<br \/>\n18:49 Conclusion<br \/>\n19:45 CTA<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>Archive 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 \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCreative Director: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nColor grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Iryna Dulka &#038; Miko\u0142aj Uchmann<\/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 5 Aug 2025 The Kaesong peace talks keep dragging on, and where any demarcation line should be drawn continues to the biggest obstacle to progress. The war continues, though, and plans for new offensives and blockades are being hashed out. 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