
S3 Episode 4 - "Red Island"
Blowback
The South Korean Insurgency
The U.S. State Department sang the praises of President Re's National Guidance Alliance, which was a nationwide network that aimed to delegitimize communism. The body count on little Jeju Islands surpassed by tens of thousands, what both the Americans and the North Koreans had calculated. For this, as many as 100,000 died. According to the CIA, the Korean right wing would not hold its own without significant American troop presence.
00:00
Transcript
Play full episode
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.