Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-265) and index.

The Koreans -- Mr. Lee -- A Korean in Ohio -- The president as refugee -- The rescuers -- In search of lost honor -- A Korean university professor and general -- Soldiers of the Korean People's Army -- Founders of an industrial empire -- The teenage guerrilla -- The mig pilot -- The student becomes a soldier and a scholar -- The odd couple makes the great escape -- Sonny -- Birth of an army and a general -- The war goes on for some Koreans -- Of war, mines, and pheasants -- The Belgians -- Diggers -- Commander, Renmin Zhiyuanjun -- A doctor in Korea -- The Thais -- Soldier of orange -- Soldiers of the Peoples Republic of China -- The Russians: allies of a sort -- A GI in Pyongyang -- The ambassador as soldier -- Advisors to the Korean constabulary -- Early casualties -- A Korean from Hawaii -- Expatriate veteran -- The making of a special forces officer -- By faith I fly -- Two-time survivor -- Fighting for the Koreans -- The air war: heroes -- The boys of winter -- Medal of honor winner -- Marine -- The mountain and the warrior -- War crimes and a matter of accountability -- They also fought who flew and seldom fired -- Missing in action -- The navy's war on germs in Korea -- The marine colonel becomes a war criminal.