WAEGWAN, South Korea (Sept. 16, 2013) -- Eighth Army honored the Soldiers who defended the Pusan Perimeter during the 63rd anniversary of the Nakdong River Battle. Eighth Army Commanding General Lt.

In the annals of American military history, certain battles and campaigns stand out in our collective memory — Gettysburg, D-Day, Iwo Jima. Yet, one of the most crucial moments in 20th-century warfare ...

"The Battle of Nakdong Perimeter was unique," said retired Army Col. William M. Alexander, the 2nd Infantry/ROK-U.S. Combined Division historian. "In conjunction with Operation Chromite, it was a big ...

Communist North Korea expected little resistance when they invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. Barely five years after the end of World War II, this bold Soviet backed land grab caught America and ...

In 1950, US and South Korean forces defending the Pusan perimeter faced North Korean T-34s that had already torn through ...

In July of 1950, the Korean War looked as if it was about to come to an unexpectedly quick conclusion. South Korean troops had been pushed far south before gradually falling into a defensive line ...

Before the United Nations forces made last week’s landing at Inchon, this was the situation: For six weeks the North Koreans around the Pusan perimeter had maintained heavy pressure on Lieut. General ...

Donald Nichols, an Air Force spy in Korea at the dawn of the Cold War, was the best and worst kind of American warrior. Ferocious, creative and unbreakable, he won more than 20 medals for valor during ...

In Korea this week, with the U.S. defense position breached and envelopment threatened from the flanks, the prospect that had been clearly visible last fortnight became even more imminent: a further ...