The Prox and the Bear

Focus: The Korean War as a Proxy Conflict in the Cold War Struggle
Skill: Map creation and editing

Lecture: The Korean War as a Proxy Conflict in the Cold War Struggle

Key points:

• Background: Korea as a Divided Nation
  • North Korea
  • South Korea
• The War Erupts
  • Phase 1: North Korean Invasion
  • Phase 2: UN Counteroffensive
  • Phase 3: Chinese Intervention
  • Phase 4: Stalemate and Armistice
• Impact on NATO and Soviet Strategy
  • NATO
  • USSR
• Lessons Learned/Conclusion

Update 1953:Behind The Times- Korean War Coming to Close

Example Briefing: Battle of Inchon

Briefing Notes

Practical Exercise- Operation Frozen Contours:

Korean War Maps - U.S. Marine Corps Historical Division
U.S. Army Center of Military History

OPERATION FROZEN CONTOURS

General Bloom Wants to Know About the Korean War

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Additional Resources:

• The Manchurian Candidate