The Korean War by Indy Neidell — Season 1, Episode 9: The Korean War Week 009 - Bloody UN Victory at Naktong Bulge - August 20, 1950

Episode synopsis

The Marines are deployed to back up the UN forces facing disaster in the Naktong Bulge and by the end of the week the tide has turned, and the crack North Korean 4th Division has been shattered. There is also fighting around the whole rest of the Pusan Perimeter, and it is shrinking from all the attacks, though on the east coast the battle goes in favor of the South Korean forces this week at Pohang-Dong.

About The Korean War by Indy Neidell

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
• 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
• E13The Korean War Week 013 - 70,000 UN Troops Head for Incheon - September 17, 1950