The Battle of Chosin Reservoir: How China Saved North Korea from Extinction

January 6, 2018 Topic: History Region: Asia Blog Brand: The Skeptics Tags: North KoreaKorean WarHistoryMilitaryU.S. ArmyChinaPLA

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir: How China Saved North Korea from Extinction

If only U.S. military planners had thought a little differently. 

Today, North Korea and the United States face the possibility of a major war, one that could end up going nuclear. May we not again be guilty of underestimating an apparently inferior enemy; the cost of being wrong this time could dwarf the cumulative price we’ve paid since 1950.

Daniel L. Davis is a Senior Fellow for Defense Priorities and a former Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army who retired in 2015 after twenty-one years, including four combat deployments. Follow him @DanielLDavis1.

Image: Wikimedia Commons / Frank Kovalchek

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