Episode 5 – Beginning of the Attack:

The Korean Civil War enters into a major phase: The South Korean military attempts to deal with the initial attack from the North in June 1950. The North Koreans blame the South Korean army on the Ongjin Peninsula of attacking first. The North Koreans were clearly ready for war, but may have been waiting for the very first provocation from the South to justify an attack, (much like the Russia-Georgia conflict of 2008). The USA responds, asking the UN Security Council to act. The Soviet Union did not object, as they were boycotting the UN at the time. The UN agrees to act. The UN did NOT consider the new conflict as a civil war within Korea. MacArthur goes to Korea (MacArthur is voiced here by Charlton Heston!) and makes “desperate plans” to handle the situation.