1950 – 1953
The 'Forgotten War' — a brutal three-year conflict that divided a peninsula, defined Cold War brinkmanship, and ended where it began, along the 38th parallel.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
The 'Forgotten War' — a brutal three-year conflict that divided a peninsula, defined Cold War brinkmanship, and ended where it began, along the 38th parallel.
The Korean War was fought from 1950 to 1953.
The Korean War was fought between UN / South Korea and North Korea / China.
An estimated 3,200,000 people died in The Korean War, including roughly 1,200,000 military and 2,000,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, and Fall of Seoul (January 1951).