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The Korean War: Fire and Ice

★ 6.5 (2 votes) | 1999 | 2h 56m
Documentary
Overview

This is the definitive story of the Korean War, revealing the pain, glory and pathos of an often forgotten conflict fought at the mid-point of the 20th Century. It was the first conflict to fall under the newly-formed United Nations' watch; the first war where jet fighters became a common sight in the skies above the battlefield; the first major flashpoint of the Cold War and the nuclear age. As Eastern and Western powers circled each other like wary prize fighters, the Korean conflict soon became a proxy war as an intervention force led by the United States and its allies quickly found themselves pitted against a North Korean military assisted by the resources of newly-formed Communist China and the Soviet Union. The war raged for three years at a cost of over two millions lives before an armistice delivered an uneasy peace in 1953; a legacy that still hangs in balance to this day across a divided Korean nation.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date November 30, 1999
  • Last Air Date December 21, 1999
  • Seasons 1
  • Episodes 4
  • Networks History

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Season 1

4 episodes • 1999

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