description: Although it has been largely neglected, the Korean War served as the backdrop for many firsts in military the first extensive use of the helicopter, the first battles between jet aircraft, and the first time two world powers - the United States and China - met on a battlefield since World War II. A 1953 armistice halted the fighting, yet the war technically continues today, as North and South Korea remain divided.
language: English
title: Encyclopedia of the Korean War
titlecomplete: Encyclopedia of the Korean War
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Checkmark Books