 Operational Art and Design: General MacArthur and the Battle of Inchon Dave Maxwell Tue, 01172023 - 11:31pm The Korean War began on 25 June 1950 when the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea DPRK invaded the Republic of Korea South Korea with the goal of unifying the two nations as a single communist country. The war lasted slightly longer than three years, until 27 July 1953 when both countries signed a ceasefire known as the Korean Armistice Agreement, resulting in the establishment of... 