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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
List of Maps
Prologue: Tools of History
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Part One: Seven Days in June
1. A Time of War (June 24–25,1950)
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2. “We’ve Got to Stop the Sons-of-Bitches No Matter What!” (June 25–26)
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3. “There Goes the Bridge!” (June 27–28)
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4. “Our Forces Will Not Last a Day” (June 28–30)
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Part Two: In Dubious Battle
5. “Here, Have Some Earth to Eat” (June 30–July 10)
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6. The Fall of Taejon (July 12–21)
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7. A Private Takes Command (July 19–31)
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8. “General, This Is Complete Chaos and Desolation!” (July 11–August 13)
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Part Three: The Pusan Perimeter
9. The Battle of the Naktong River (August 14–23)
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10. “This Is an Impossible Situation” (August 31–September 7)
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11. Inchon (August 21–September 15)
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Part Four: The Road Back
12. “It’s a Piece of Cake!” (September 15–19)
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13. Crossing Two Rivers (September 16–22)
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14. The Fall of Seoul (September 23–29)
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Part Five: The Chinese Puzzle
15. Across the 38th Parallel (September 29–October 15)
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16. “Many, Many Chinese Are Coming!” (October 14–26)
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17. The Death March (Late October–November 8)
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18. Mao Sets a Trap (October 26–November 17)
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19. Even Victors Are by Victory Undone (November 6–26)
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Part Six: The Chosin Reservoir
20. Trapped (November 27–28)
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21. Chaos on Two Fronts (November 28–29)
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22. “You Don’t Have the Chance of a Snowball in Hell!” (November 28–29)
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23. Bloody Retreat: Running the Gauntlets (November 30–December 1)
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24. “We’re Going Out Like Marines” (December 1–4)
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Part Seven: Attack and Counterattack
25. The Breakout (December 5–11)
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26. “Your Dad Has Had an Accident” (December 11–29)
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27. The Third Chinese Campaign (December 31, 1950–January 20, 1951)
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28. “The Old Man Will Get Us Out” (January 24–February 20)
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29. Ridgway in Action (Late February–April 5)
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Part Eight: “The Battle is Joined”
30. “Jeannie, We’re Going Home at Last” (April 6–25)
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31. Prisoners of War (April 25–Early May)
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32. The Last Chinese Campaign (May 1–30)
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Part Nine: The Rocky Road to Peace
33. The Negotiations Begin (May 31–August 23)
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34. “An Utterly Useless War” (Early August–November 26)
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35. “I Agree with Ridgway’s Stand” (Late November 1951–Early February 1952)
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Part Ten: War in the Prison Camps
36. Friend or Foe? (February 7–Late February)
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37. “An Unholy Mess” (February–April 28)
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38. “I Was Forced to Be a Tool of These Warmongers, Made to Drop Germ Bombs” (May 23–September 28)
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Part Eleven: War and Peace
39. “Can Ike Win the War?” (October 3, 1952–April 1, 1953)
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40. The Rhee Rebellion (February–June 20)
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41. A Time of Peace (July 8–September 6, 1953)
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Epilogue
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Image Gallery
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright Page
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