Korean War 3

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parallel that separated North and South Korea. As North Korean units pushed deep into South Korea, the U.N. Security Council, at the instigation of the United States, condemned the North Korean invasion and later called on members to assist South Korea. That first week, President Harry S. Truman committed American forces to the conflict. Besides the preponderant American and South Korean forces, military units from fifteen other members of the United Nations fought in the conflict. MacArthur's forces succeeded in holding the southeast center of the Korean peninsula because of the rapid reinforcement of his command and the crippling interdiction of the North Korean supply lines by American air power. Next, Communist China intervened, launching an offensive (November 1950 to January 1951) that thwarted the United Nations' attempt to "liberate" North Korea and pushed MacArthur's forces below the thirty-eighth parallel. Meanwhile MacArthur became increasingly vociferous and allegedly ...

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