Ep 5 "There is No Substitute for Victory" (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

Korean War
The Incheon landings of Operation Chromite effectively turns around the disaster for the UN forces. Former Japanese Naval crews (secretly) helped pilot the UN ships through Flying Fish Channel, as they were the only ones who had the technical knowledge to navigate warships through the dangerous channel and tides. Korean civilians bear the brunt: Sections of the city are totally destroyed, and South Korean soldiers shoot "anything that moved" according to Bert Hardy, a British journalist at the landings. South Korean troops committed numerous "reprisal" killings. The 8th US Army and the X US Corps link up on September 22nd and are successful in capturing Seoul. North Korean atrocities are discovered upon the recapture of South Korean territory. MacArthur holds a ceremony for the Syngman Rhee at the capitol building to celebrate the recapture of Seoul. UN forces reach the 38th Parallel, and Syngman Rhee goes against MacArthur's orders and directs the South Korean army to cross the 38th parallel on October 1st. As this happened, the USA decides to cross the 38th parallel, as a way of "fulfilling UN resolutions." MacArthur does not take into consideration what the Chinese might think of the US military stationed on its border. The South Korean army crosses the 38th parallel, and MacArthur soon follows, without much thought to the consequences with China. Zhou Enlai tells Indian ambassador, Panikkar, to tell the USA that China may intervene. The USA doesn't take it seriously. A new policy of "rollback" is in force. This policy is the idea that the USA should not just contain, but actively knock out despicable communist dictatorships, or "roll back," communism.