Breathtaking images show
battle-weary US troops fight
communist rivals
- The horrors of the Korean War have been brought
- back to life in a series of pictures that have been colorized
- The color images show US soldiers setting fuses on
- anti-tank mines and taking cover behind a tank escort
- The photographs also show Britain's Royal Marines
- and gunners of the Royal New Zealand Artillery
- They are made all the more poignant as tensions on
- the Korean peninsula continue to rise amid Nuclear threat
As tensions continue to rise between North Korea and the
United States amid threats of nuclear battle, the horrors of the
Korean War have been brought back to life in a series of
colorized pictures.
The vivid color images show US Soldiers Setting Fuses on
anti-tank mines, bridging the four-foot gap over the seawall at
'Red Beach' during the Battle of Inchon and taking cover
behind a tank escort.
Other striking shots show a weary, exhausted marine huddle
against the bitter cold, a USAF North American F-51D Mustang
plane taxi through a puddle and a young US Marine praying
during a moment of quiet and solitude.
The photographs also show Britain's Royal Marines armed
with an M20 3.5-Inch 'Bazooka' watching for enemy tanks while
two gunners of the Royal New Zealand Artillery's 16th Field
Reigment peer out of windows of their dug-in hut in other images.
The images are made all the more poignant as tensions on
the Korean peninsula continue to rise between Kim Jong-un
and President Donald Trump.
The horrors of the Korean War have been brought back to life in
a series of colorized images from the conflict, which lasted from
1950 to 1953. In total America lost 33,686 soldiers during the conflict,
with Secretary of Defense Louis A Johnson heavily criticized for
sending troops into battle under-equipped, under-supplied
and unprepared
The vivid color images show US soldiers setting fuses on anti-tank
mines, bridging the four-foot gap over the seawall at 'Red Beach'
in Inchon and taking cover behind a tank escort. The Marines were
one of the only branches of the military that proved ready for
deployment, having maintained their stocks of Second World
War weapons and equipment
The Korean War marked the first wide-scale deployment of
helicopters by the American military, especially for medical
evacuations due to the rough terrain. Gunships were also used
for close support of infantry for the first time - a tactic
which would be repeated in Vietnam
The images are made all the more poignant as tensions on the
Korean peninsula continue to rise between Kim Jong-un and
President Donald Trump. The United States first engaged with
North Korean forces during the Korean War's Battle of Osan on
July 5, 1950. Men are pictured above in battle during the Battle of Inchon
The operation involved more than 75,000 troops and 261
naval vessels. It led to the recapture of South Korea's capital,
Seoul, two weeks later.
US General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was the driving
force behind the operation, which he planned as an amphibious assault.
As the Army struggled to maintain fighting room in the southeast
of Korea, MacArthur had his thoughts fixed upon a possible
landing in the enemies rear to reverse the war.
The biggest logistical challenge was to have all units, their
equipment and supplies, as well as transports, landing ships
and craft, and other ships, ready in time for battle.
And after warnings of dangerous terrain, MacArthur went ahead
with his plans and his Army took over its enemy.
Immediately after the North Korean resistance was extinguished
in Inchon, reinforcement came in and moved toward Seoul,
which was taken by US forces two weeks later.
Photos of the battle - and other moments from the years-long
Korean War - were colorized by digital colorist and retiree
Doug Banks, from Brighton, UK.
The photos were painstakingly colorized by digital colorist
and retiree Doug Banks, from Brighton, UK. The Korean War
lasted from 1950 until 1953 and involved UN troops and South
Koreans fighting against North Korea and their Soviet and Chinese allies
One photo shows a young US Marine praying during a moment
of quiet and solitude, while another shows a man wrapped in
blankets and large gloves. In total 21 countries from the United
Nations contributed to the effort to stop North Korea along with
its Chinese and Russian allies pushing into South Korea, though
America provided 88 per cent of the ground troops despite
being desperately under-supplied