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.
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.
Max Hastings is the author of The Korean War, Overlord, and Bomber Command and the coauthor of Battle for the Falklands. Editor of The Daily Telegraph, he lives in London, England.
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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
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
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