The Korean War

A vivid and meticulous assessment of one of the most misunderstood episodes in recent history, this is a look back to the first war we could not win--not just the big picture, but also a look inside the experience of soldiers in the battle. 76 black-and-white photos.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Prologue: Task Force Smith

1. Origins of a Tragedy

2. Invasion

3. The West's Riposite

Washington

Tokyo

Seoul

4. Walker's War

Retreat to the Naktong

Dressing Ranks

The Pusan Perimeter

5. Inchon

6. To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel

7. The Coming of the Chinese

8. Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir

9. The Winter of Crisis

The Big Bugout

Washington and Tokyo

The Arrival of Ridgway

10. Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur

11. The Struggle on the Imjin

12. The Stony Road

Toward Stalemate

Panmunjom

The Cause

13. The Intelligence War

14. The Battle in the Air

15. The War on the Hills

16. The Prisoners

17. The Pursuit of Peace

Koje-do

"I Shall Go to Korea"

The Last Act

18. Hindsight

Chronology

Notes and References

Select Bibliography and a Note on Sources

Appendix

Acknowledgments

Index

List of Maps

Korea

The Invasion of South Korea

From Inchon to Seoul

The Chinese Intervention

Retreat from the Chosin Reservoir

The Battle of the Imjin River