Yet, the Korean War has been forever overshadowed by World War II, a much larger conflict that ended less than five years earlier. War broke out on June 25, 1950, when North Korean forces stormed across the 38th parallel dividing North and South Korea. But the outbreak of the Korean War put a big roadblock in the way of communist China's plans -- the US Navy. But the jet fighters didn't go head-to-head in a "Top Gun"-style dogfight until the Korean War. "The Korean War has helped to enable this century's forever wars," Dudziak wrote.

Source: CNN June 25, 2020 00:11 UTC