Report copyright infringement by U. S. Navy Reserve Mersky (Author), Usmc (Ret ). Major General John Condon (Author) The first major surprise of the post World War II years came into play when in late June 1950, the United States found itself responding in crisis fashion to the North Korean invasion of the new republic of South Korea, just four years and nine months after VJ-Day. The nation became involved in Korea as a result of the Cairo and Yalta conferences in which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to the concept of a free and independent post-war Korea. Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.12 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 15, 2014