The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of ...

“The Imjin War still affects the ways in which Korean people perceive themselves as well as Japan and its people,” says Professor Nam-lin Hur, who teaches premodern Japanese history, Korean ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

1953 -- Representatives of North Korea, China and the United States sign the Armistice Agreement to end the Korean War. The war broke out on June 25, 1950, when North Korea started bombarding ...

More than 70 years later, he still has not been able to keep his word. They were separated just before the Korean War broke out in 1950, and Mr Kim has been left stranded in South Korea ever since.