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