Remembering the Forgotten War Author:History Book Club On June 254, 1950, North Korean troops invaded South Korea, beginning the three-year-long brutal conflict often called "The Forgotten War." Never officially declared a war by the U.S. Congress, it remained technically "a police action" under the aegis of the United Nations. This is a book about the recollections of Americans who fought in that w... more »ar. Many wrote of their first hand experiences during the war.« less