The Korean War by Indy Neidell — Season 1, Episode 21: The Korean War Week 021 - US Elections Threaten MacArthur! - November 12, 1950

Episode synopsis

MacArthur's forces struggle to make sense of the recent Communist Chinese intervention in Korea, especially when the Chinese vanish as quickly as they arrived. Back in the US, the war's popularity has reached an all-time low on the eve of the crucial 1950 Midterm Elections. Is MacArthur about to pay the price for his failure to deliver results on the ground?

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The Korean War by Indy Neidell followes the Korean war week by week.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Korean War Week 001 - The Korean War Begins - June 25, 1950
• E2The Korean War Week 002 - The Fall of Seoul - July 2, 1950
• E3The Korean War Week 003 - Never Fear, MacArthur's Here! - July 9, 1950
• E4The Korean War Week 004 - Americans Repeatedly Routed - July 16, 1950
• E5The Korean War Week 005 - The Allied Cluster f**k at Taejon - July 23, 1950
• E6The Korean War Week 006 - Stand or Die! - July 30, 1950
• E7The Korean War Week 007 - The Pusan Perimeter - August 6, 1950
• E8The Korean War Week 008 - The First UN Counterattack - August 13, 1950
• E9The Korean War Week 009 - Bloody UN Victory at Naktong Bulge - August 20, 1950
• E10The Korean War Week 010 - MacArthur and the Incheon Meeting - August 27, 1950
• E11The Korean War Week 011 - Destroy the Perimeter! - September 3, 1950
• E12The Korean War Week 012 - Green Light for Incheon - September 10, 1950