This Osher class will highlight the Korean conflict in the first major war of WWII signaling the ongoing struggle between completing political ideologies that would characterize the Cold War.

Additionally the class will examine the United Nations first major military involvement, as 15 nations tried to stem North Korean aggression against South Korea.

The first class will consider the partition of Korea, the North’s invasion of the south, the United Nation and the U.S. reactions, the fall of Seoul and the deployment of the U.S. forces.  Second and third classes will go over General MacArthur’s removal, armistice negotiations, Eisenhower’s election and the subsequent armistice.

The first class will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Community Room. The second and third classes are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 6, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the same time and location as the first class.

Join Robert Smith, Director of the Fort Riley Museum, as he presents over the Korean War in the early 1950’s.