The Korean War: Why Britain Fought

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With the range to sail anywhere in the world and the supplies to facilitate it, HMS Belfast served a crucial role in the Korean War.

Once again aboard HMS Belfast, in the second episode of Warfare's miniseries on the Korean War, James is joined by the director of Belfast, Rob Rumble, to answer this question.

With post-war Britain on the brink of financial collapse - and the once pre-eminent Royal Navy overtaken by the US amidst the Cold War - the UK had to find its place in the new world order. Did the Korean War provide Britain with an opportunity to step back into an imperial role, and why were they so desperate to do so?

Produced by Elena Guthrie and Sophie Gee. Edited by Annie Coloe.

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1:04.2	July we are dedicated to the Korean war and so for this episode you'll find me
1:09.4	on HMS Belfast talking to the director of the Belfast that is Rob Rumbull. Now Rob
1:14.8	takes us through the history of the Belfast from well the moment it was laid down
1:18.9	in the late 1930s all the way through its service in the Second World War, but then we focus in on the fact that it was
1:26.0	HMS Belfast that was there as part of that UN rapid response team to try and stop that
1:32.0	North Korean incursion down into the south. This is a
1:35.3	fascinating history for a remarkable ship. Enjoy. Hi Rob, welcome to the Warfare Podcast. How you doing?
1:56.6	Yeah, I'm very well thank you and welcome aboard HMS Belfast.
1:59.4	Yeah, well thank you so much for having us.
2:01.4	It's good to meet you in person. Finally, tell us what's your role here on Belfast?
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