North Korea invades the south: across the 38th parallel, June 1950

In: Cold war, 1945-1991

Abstract

"Without warning, at 4 a.m. on June 25, 1950, North Korean artillery laid down a heavy bombardment on the Ongjin Peninsula, followed four hours later by a massive, armoured, air, amphibious and infantry breach of the ill-conceived post-war "border" that was the 38° north line of latitude. At 11 a.m., North Korea issued a declaration of war against the Republic of Korea. Three days later, the South Korean capital, Seoul, fell. ... The first in a six-volume series on the Korean War, this publication considers those first few fateful days in June 1950 that would cement north-south antagonism to this day, the parish state that is communist North Korea again an increasing threat to an already tenuous world peace."--Back cover