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Part Two Of Two Parts

This brilliant examination of America's first limited war breathes fresh air on a conflict in need of re-examination.

Toland comes up with fascinating revelations. . .Mao's prediction of the date and place of MacArthur's Inchon landing, the true nature of Mao's relationship with Stalin, Russia's indifference to the war after planning the initial attack, Mao's leadership of the Chinese volunteers and the sorry story of both sides' treatment of POWs.

"Panoramic, gripping and original in its insights." (The New York Times)

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CONTENTS
Preface = 7
List of Maps = 13
Prologue : Tools of History = 15
PART ONE : SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE = 21
 1. A Time of War (June 24-25, 1950) = 23
 2. "We've Got to Stop the Sons-of-Bitches No Matter What!" (June 25-26) = 33
 3. "There Goes the Bridge!" (June 27-28) = 43
 4. "Our Forces Will Not Last a Day" (June 28-30) = 55
PART TWO : IN DUBIOUS BATTLE = 69
 5. "Here, Have Some Earth to Eat" (June 30-July 10) = 71
 6. The Fall of Taejon (July 12-21) = 91
 7. A Private Takes Command (July 19-31) = 108
 8. "General, This Is Complete Chaos and Desolation!" (July 11-August 13) = 124
PART THREE : THE PUSAN PERIMETER = 147
 9. The Battle of the Naktong River (August 14-23) = 149
 10. "This Is an Impossible Situation" (August 31-September 7) = 161
 11. Inchon (August 21-September 15) = 175
PART FOUR : THE ROAD BACK = 189
 12. "It's a Piece of Cake!" (September 15-19) = 191
 13. Crossing Two Rivers (September 16-22) = 204
 14. The Fall of Seoul (September 23-29) = 214
PART FIVE : THE CHINESE PUZZLE = 231
 15. Across the 38th Parallel (September 29-October 15) = 233
 16. "Many, Many Chinese Are Coming!" (October 14-26) = 243
 17. The Death March (Late October-November 8) = 255
 18. Mao Sets a Trap (October 26-November 17) = 265
 19. Even Victors Are by Victory Undone (November 6-26) = 276
PART SIX : THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR = 287
 20. Trapped (NOVEMBER 27-28) = 289
 21. Chaos on Two Fronts (November 28-29) = 304
 22. "You Don't Have the Chance of a Snowball in Hell!" (November 28-29) = 312
 23. Bloody Retreat : Running the Gauntlets (November 30-December 1) = 320
 24. "We're Going Out Like Marines" (December 1-4) = 339
PART SEVEN : ATTACK AND COUNTERATTACK = 353
 25. The Breakout (December 5-11) = 355
 26. "Your Dad Has Had an Accident" (December 11-29) = 367
 27. The Third Chinese Campaign (December 31, 1950-January 20, 1951) = 380
 28. "The Old Man Will Get Us Out" (January 24-February 20) = 394
 29. Ridgway in Action (Late February-April 5) = 408
PART EIGHT : "THE BATTLE IS JOINED" = 427
 30. 'Jeannie, We're Going Home at Last" (April 6-25) = 429
 31. Prisoners of War (April 25-Early May) = 449
 32. The Last Chinese Campaign (May 1-30) = 457
PART NINE : THE ROCKY ROAD TO PEACE = 467
 33. The Negotiations Begin (May 31-August 23) = 469
 34. "An Utterly Useless War" (Early August-November 26) = 483
 35. "I Agree with Ridgway's Stand" (Late November 1951-Early February 1952) = 492
PART TEN : WAR IN THE PRISON CAMPS = 505
 36. Friend or Foe? (February 7-Late February) = 507
 37. "An Unholy Mess" (February-April 28) = 516
 38. "I was Forced to Be a Tool of These Warmongers, Made to Drop Germ Bombs" (May 23-September 28) = 532
PART ELEVEN : WAR AND PEACE = 545
 39. "Can Ike Win the War?" (October 3, 1952-April 1, 1953) = 547
 40. The Rhee Rebellion (February-June 20) = 559
 41. A Time of Peace (July 8-September 6, 1953) = 573
Epilogue = 590
Acknowledgments = 597
Notes = 600
Index = 611