KW8: Talking and Fighting, 1951-52

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In July 1951, Communist and UN representatives began conducting peace talks. But the talks went nowhere, and the Communists broke them off on August 22. Meanwhile, throughout late 1951 and 1952, both sides worked to strengthen their defensive lines. The war changed from a war of movement to a mostly static, World War I style conflict. Still, the UN launched several relatively minor offensives during this time, including Operations Commando, Touchdown, Showdown, Pimlico, and many others. Join Evan and James as they narrate this new phase of the war.

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1:06.1	for understanding American history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American
1:12.8	history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
1:17.0	Here is your host, James Early.
1:33.9	Hello and welcome back to Key Battles of the Korean War, our 10,000-foot survey of the first major conflict of the Cold War.
1:40.9	I'm your host James Early, and I am joined by my co-host, Army veteran and military historian Evan Muxon.
1:42.3	Evan, how are you, sir?
1:47.5	I am doing well, and you? I'm doing great. We are moving along,
1:52.9	and the pace of our episodes is picking up. We're starting to cover more per episode because,
1:59.1	well, quite honestly, there's just not as much dramatic events going on. I should say not as many in English major would get me on that.
2:06.4	But we've been talking about how the war is transitioning from a war of rapid movement, which we saw in 1950 and part of 1951, and now it is moving more toward a static war,
2:15.3	very much a World War I style fight with trenches on both sides and a no
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