The Korean War (102 page)
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First published 1987 by Michael Joseph Limited
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Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1 » Origins of a Tragedy
2 » Invasion
3 » The West’s Riposte
1. Washington
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Seoul
4 » Walker’s War
1. Retreat to the Naktong
2. Dressing Ranks
3. 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
1. The Big Bug-Out
2. Washington and Tokyo
3. The Arrival of Ridgway
10 » Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11 » The Struggle on the Imjin
12 » The Stony Road
1. Towards Stalemate
2. Panmunjom
3. The Cause
13 » The Intelligence War
14 » The Battle in the Air
15 » The Prisoners
16 » Attrition: The War on the Hills
17 » The Pursuit of Peace
1. Koje-do
2. ‘I shall go to Korea’
3. The Last Act
18 » Hindsight
Appendix A: Chronology
Appendix B: Offers of Military Assistance for Korea by UN Members
Appendix C: United Kingdom Forces in the Korean Theatre of War
Bibliography and a note on sources
Notes and references
Acknowledgements
Index
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Foreword
Prologue: Task Force Smith
1 » Origins of a Tragedy
2 » Invasion
3 » The West’s Riposte
1. Washington
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Seoul
4 » Walker’s War
1. Retreat to the Naktong
2. Dressing Ranks
3. 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
1. The Big Bug-Out
2. Washington and Tokyo
3. The Arrival of Ridgway
10 » Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11 » The Struggle on the Imjin
12 » The Stony Road
1. Towards Stalemate
2. Panmunjom
3. The Cause
13 » The Intelligence War
14 » The Battle in the Air
15 » The Prisoners
16 » Attrition: The War on the Hills
17 » The Pursuit of Peace
1. Koje-do
2. ‘I shall go to Korea’
3. The Last Act
18 » Hindsight
Appendix A: Chronology
Appendix B: Offers of Military Assistance for Korea by UN Members
Appendix C: United Kingdom Forces in the Korean Theatre of War
Bibliography and a note on sources
Notes and references
Acknowledgements
Index
Table of Contents
6 » To the Brink: MacArthur Crosses the Parallel
8 » Chosin: The Road from the Reservoir
10 » Nemesis: The Dismissal of MacArthur
11 » The Struggle on the Imjin
16 » Attrition: The War on the Hills
Appendix B: Offers of Military Assistance for Korea by UN Members
Appendix C: United Kingdom Forces in the Korean Theatre of War