Episode 423 - The Battle of Pork Chop Hill

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During the Korean War, the People's Volunteer Army of China and the UN fought a meaningless battle over a hill shaped like a pork chop in order to leverage ongoing negotiations. Thousands died, and everyone claimed they won.

SOURCES:

Marshall, S.L.A. (1956). Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, Korea, Spring 1953.

Hermes, Walter G (1966). "Truce Tent and Fighting Front". The United States Army in the Korean War. Vol. 2. Center of Military History.

The Korean War. The Battle on Pork Chop Hill. https://historynet.com/korean-war-battle-on-pork-chop-hill/

https://warhistory.org/article/july-6-11-1953-the-battle-of-pork-chop-hill-hill-255

https://web.archive.org/web/20061109043603/http://www.historynet.com/magazines/military_history/3034286.html