Introduction
On Sunday, June 25, 1950, the Communist government installed by the USSR sent North Korean Army troops south across the 38th parallel demarcation line that bisected North and South Korea. The North Korean military invasion marked not only the beginning of a three year long war between the peoples of a divided country, but also an outbreak of hostilities between the “Great Power blocs” of the Cold War. The 38th parallel line of demarcation can metaphorically be known as the net in a deadly tennis match between the U.S forces and South Korea, and the Communist forces (USSR and China) and North Korea. The 38th parallel was the main area of military action, where the two opposing sides grudgingly fought back and forth for an advantagous position during the three year long campaign which is now recognized as the Korean War.
