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Flight Of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge In Korea
''Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea'' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Max Desfor, taken on December 4, 1950, at a destroyed bridge over the Taedong River near Pyongyang, North Korea. Desfor was covering the Korean War at the time. Background During the Korean War, the Battle of Inchon turned the tide against the Korean People's Army (NKPA) for the Americans who were fighting under the United Nations Command. The U.S. Eighth Army, which made up most of the United Nations forces, then raced to the Chinese border but were defeated in the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River after the entry of large numbers of Chinese troops on the North Korean side. United Nations forces were sent in retreat back down the Korean peninsula, and the retreat was the longest in U.S. military history. Taking the photo Desfor, a photographer for the Associated Press, was travelling with the front line troops and even took part in a parachute jump wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge In Korea (Original)
''Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea'' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Max Desfor, taken on December 4, 1950, at the destroyed Taedong Bridge over the Taedong River near Pyongyang, North Korea. Desfor was covering the Korean War at the time. Background During the Korean War, the Battle of Inchon turned the tide against the Korean People's Army (NKPA) for the Americans who were fighting under the United Nations Command. The U.S. Eighth Army, which made up most of the United Nations forces, then raced to the Chinese border but were defeated in the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River after the entry of large numbers of Chinese troops on the North Korean side. United Nations forces were sent in retreat back down the Korean peninsula, and the retreat was the longest in U.S. military history. Taking the photo Desfor, a photographer for the Associated Press, traveled with front line troops, even taking part in a parachute jump with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
