The Korean War 037 - Matt the Ripper! - March 4, 1951

This week is really a week of planning, as Matt Ridgway unveils the plans for Operation Ripper- to follow the somewhat disappointing Operation Killer, but there are South Korean spies involved, the blockade of Wonsan, and the continuing escalation of tensions between Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman, with people in American High Command concerned that MacArthur is bent on starting World War 3. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:25 Recap 00:44 Killer and Ripper 04:14 Intel and Distractions 06:57 South Korean Spies 08:06 Truman and MacArthur (Again) Join us on Patreon:   / timeghosthistory   Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel:    / timeghost   World War Two:    / @worldwartwo   Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow TimeGhost on Twitter: @TimeGhostTV Like us on Facebook:   / timeghosthistory   Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Tom Aldis Written by: Indy Neidell Research by: Indy Neidell Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Head of Cartography and 3D Map animations by: Andreas Olsson Map research by: Tom Aldis Georeferencing and GIS Development by: Pascal Bracamonte Editing and color grading by: Simon J. James Artwork by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Simon J. James & Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Source literature list: https://bit.ly/Korean_War_Sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound. Additional sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.