Yes, it receives less attention than WWII. It was also a less significant event in global history than WWII. Harry Truman is not referred to as the Forgotten President simply because he's not studied quite as much as FDR.
IMO it sounds like baby boomers presuming that because they have more vivid memories of the Vietnam era than they do the Korean War era, the Korean War must have been forgotten by everyone else just as much as them.
Pic related, was the first pic to show up when I googled 'forgotten war'. If it is now remembered for being forgotten, then it is not forgotten.
The difference is that Truman is actually covered in common history courses. Korea is rarely covered and even in Cold War courses it's a passing blip on the radar.
Nathaniel Price
Because of the attitude at home. I was reading Flynn's book the other day (I feel like I'm only person on here who reads anything) and he talks about going to the local store with his mother and the grocer asking where her husband is, and him being surprised when she says "He' in Korea."
Which reminds me, with all the cool technology in video games now, we could have such great games. Instead we get the latest version of COD where you can't see the dead guy's face because I suppose seeing a dead Korean would be racist?
Luis Bailey
Because history classes only go up to WWII.
Because the UN forces essentially achieved a draw, and nobody celebrates those.
Because many governments, especially the United States, are very wary of sparking emotion related to conflict with North Korea and China. North Korea is one of the greatest threats to peace on the globe, but they have nukes and nobody wants to be the one to deal with their psychotic belligerence until it's too late. And China fought the UN powers to a standstill almost immediately after their own revolution and they've only gotten more powerful. A second Korean War would go far worse for an UN/ American-led coalition, probably leading to the destruction of South Korea and massive military and civilian casualties all around.
Anthony Fisher
> Instead we get the latest version of COD where you can't see the dead guy's face because I suppose seeing a dead Korean would be racist? What are you talking about? You kill North Koreans in COD Advanced Warfare
Jack Campbell
Because its in between two wars that have had a huge impact on culture, military doctrine, and the way the world works.
Its simply not significant.
Robert Reed
i remember passing an exam when i was a kid, i could choose between korean war and another subject and i must add i'm french so not that forgotten
Jace Garcia
retard he is talking about the korean war.
Company of Heroes 3: War for the moon people when relic? you can finally give the allies heavy tanks and the US can get the Super bazooka and shut those retards up who bitch about factional balance.
Kayden Lewis
>Its simply not significant. to you maybe...not so much to veterans from north & south korea, china, united states, united kingdom, philippines, thailand, canada, turkey, australia, new zealand, ethiopia, greece, france, colombia, belgium, south africa, netherlands & luxembourg.
Nolan Powell
Cool, I'm glad you had an outlier. That is not the common result.
