#cold war

Private L. J. Best of Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), displaying the Sniperscope which is attached to a .30 calibre United States Carbine. The scope is battery operated and the battery is carried in the pack on his back.

LIFE’s Margaret Bourke-White shares a meal with South Korean troops in the field, 1952.

The 31st Infantry lands at Inchon

Sikorsky HRS-1 is a unarmed transport helicopter.  Undergoing tests such as medical evacuation, tactical control and front-line cargo support, the helicopter succeeded admirably in surpassing the capabilities of the H-5 Dragonfly which had been used throughout the war by the Army

Capt Gene Morrison poses by one of the very early HO3S-1s at Lakehurst, N.J. This photo probably was taken when the first squadron was being formed in the late 1940s after orders came down to organize a developmental helicopter squadron with 12 aircraft, in order to study helicopter employment  in amphibious operations.

Kim Il Sung. He established the communist government on October 3rd, 1945.

American Marines in Seoul, South Korea 1950. One of a few times the South Korean Capital will be fought for in it’s own streets.

TOW missile launcher designed to destroy tanks and other hard targets with a hollow-charge warhead.

Korea during World Ward II was occupied by Japan. The U.S. and Russia split Korea in half in the processes of expelling Japaneses troops from the country. The U.S. would come from the South and Russia from the North, meeting at the 38th parallel. Later being very close to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) which is still here today.

CLDW_83_S159by State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC
Via Flickr:
Color slide of a photograph of the front of the Temple of Athena (or Minerva) in Syracuse at Sicily, Italy, during a U.S. Navy shore party tour of sites around late 1958 or early 1959. Several Navy sailors and officers are seen walking down the steps of the temple. Photograph taken while U.S. Navy Lt. Donald C. Gonder was assigned to an unspecified ship participating in the U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet exercises in the Mediterranean Sea from late 1958 to early 1959 [circa 1958-1959] [slide printed date: February 1959]. From Donald C. Gonder Navy Slides, CLDW 83, Cold War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.

Films in 2018#152Cold War, 2018. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

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mapsontheweb:

Map of the three worlds (historical accuracy edition), with neutral countries in green.