The Hidden History of the Korean War 1950-1951

Contents
Map of Korea
Preface by Bruce Cumings
Author's Preface
Part I: How The War Began
I. Was It a Surprise?
II. The Silence of Seoul
III. Connally's Warning
IV. The Role of John Foster Dulles
V. Chiang's Pilgrimage
VI. Time Was Short
VII. The Stage Was Set
VIII. "...Only in Very Rough Outline Form"
IX. Willoughby Exposes MacArthur
X. "The Best Army in Asia"
Part II: The UN Gets a Commander It Can't Command
XI. Classic Incident
XII. Stampeding the United Nations
XIII. MacArthur's Blank Check
XIV. MacArthur and Mack Sennett
XV. Peace Alarums
Part III: Hating War But Fearing Peace
XVI. Reversal on the Parallel
XVII. Free Elections?
XVIII. First Warnings
XIX. The UN's Dilemma
XX. A Sudden Change in Plans
XXI. Mystery at Wake Island
Part IV: Cordial Invitation to Disaster
XXII. Twin Dangers
XXIII. Mr. Truman Keeps Cool
XXIV. The China Lobby Responds
XXV. Peking Suspects
XXVI. Home-By-Christmas
XXVII. Danger on the Thames
XXVIII. Anti-Peace Offensive
Part V: Phantom Warfare
XXIX. The Enemy Was Horrid
XXX. ...Like a Poorly Made Fire
XXXI. Phantom Battle
XXXII. Seoul Abandoned Again
Part VI: War As Politics
XXXIII. Hiding the Lull
XXXIV. Lost and Found
XXXV. The Deadly Parallel Again
XXXVI. MacArthur Upsets the Applecart
Part VII: Stalemate and Truce Talks
XXXVII. Why MacArthur Was Fired
XXXVIII. "Every Time Stalin Smiles"
XXXIX. Cease-Fire Switch
XL. Ridgway Stands "Firm"
XLI. Postponing Peace Again
XLII. "The Dreaded Softening Process"
XLIII. Talks on Whether to Talk
XLIV. Ridgway's Own Iron Curtain
XLV. Atrocities to the Rescue
XLVI. Weird Statistics
XLVII. Six Months of Futile Slaughter
XLVIII. Van Fleet Sums Up
Appendix: New Light on the Korean Mystery: Was the War No Surprise to Chiang Kai-shek?
References
Index
About the Author