The Korean War is often remembered for being forgotten, sandwiched between WWII and the Vietnam War. But the deadly Cold War conflict was immensely important, and plenty of strange things happened. Here are some of the weirdest things that happened during the Korean War. Of all the major players in the forgotten war, Donald Nichols might be the one America tried hardest to forget. His knack for languages and complete lack of conscience helped him gain favor with South Korean strongman Syngman Rhee.
Cold and calculating, he would make himself indispensable to U.S. and South Korean forces during the war.
Thanks to a North Korean defector with stolen military codebooks, Nichols had the means to decipher enemy communications and foil their operations. Rather than sharing that crucial info with intelligence agencies, he formed his own group of codebreakers, forcing the U.S. and South Korea to rely on him. Because of how important he was, Nichols literally got away with murder. When subordinates disagreed with him he shoved them out of airplanes and off of boats. He even had a shoot-out with his own agents. After the war the U.S. military got sick of Nichols and had him placed in a straitjacket and subjected to months of electroshock therapy.
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Poster Comment:
Buried deep in this frothy narrative is he revelation that 1/10 of Korea's population died in the 'Korean' war. Amurrica is death-guilty there too, but expects to call the shots in the peninsula for the rest of time.