Australia in the Korean War Australians claiming at least 10 MiGs shot down, but Chinese and North Korean sources stated it was only one. On 29 November 1952, US President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfilled a campaign promise by going to Korea to find out what could be done to end the conflict. With the UN's acceptance of India's proposal for a Korean armistice, a cease-fire was established on 27 July 1953, by which time the front line was back around the proximity of the 38th parallel, and so a demilitarised zone (DMZ) was established around it, presently defended by North Korean troops on one side
The Truce The Truce The Truce () is a book by the Italian author Primo Levi. It is the sequel to "If This Is a Man" and describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz (Monowitz), which was a concentration camp, until he reaches home in Turin, Italy, after a long journey. He describes the situation in different displaced persons camps after the Second World War. "The Truce", the literal translation of the title, is the name of the translation published in Britain; the US title is "The Reawakening". The historian Fritz Stern, in a brief review on "Foreign Affairs", wrote