Block by Block: The 1950 Battle of Seoul — Urban Combat at a Terrible Cost
Forces famously stormed ashore at Inchon on September 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur’s gamble set in motion a rapid advance on Seoul.
North Korean forces retreated from the southern half of the peninsula as UN troops raced to cut them off. The battle to liberate the South Korean capital, Seoul, was massive.
While celebrations erupted back home, what followed inside the South Korean capital was not a parade but a slog. The North Korean People’s Army had turned Seoul’s grand boulevards into killing zones.
Author summary: Battle of Seoul in 1950 was brutal.