The Chinese Army overruns Old Baldy and American attempts to recapture it fails.  General Maxwell Taylor the commander of the Eighth Army decides to halt any further counter attacks.  The battle for Pork Chop Hill begins, the Chinese Army but this time in heavy fighting the American Army retains control of the hill.  Serious talks to begin between Communist and the United Nations about ending the Korean War.  A biography of John Foster Dulles the American Secretary of State.

Stalin's health is poor due to old age but he blames the Doctors, so begins the Doctors Plot and the arrest of hundreds of doctors.  In March 1953, after a heavy drinking Stalin suffers a stroke and dies a few days latter.  The new Soviet leadership decide they want an end to the Korean War.  There is a power struggle within the new Soviet leadership.  The Communist and United Nations exchange sick and wounded prisoners of war.  A biography of Beira the murderous head of the Soviet secret police.   

The fighting along the front line in January and February 1953.  The failure of the American attack upon Spud Hill.  The life of an American infantryman in the Korean War.  Van Fleet is replaced as the commander of the Eighth Army by Maxwell Taylor.  A review of the performance of Van Fleet and the biography of Maxwell Taylor.

Fighting along the front line during November and December 1952.  The strength of the defences of both sides.  The state of Communist China and North Korea during the Korean War.  Mao launches a major purge within China.  Kim Il Sung the North Korean leaders wants a truce but Stalin refuses.  A biography of Zhou Enlai, the Chinese Foreign Minster. 

As peace talks brake down in September 1952, the Chinese and North Korean Armies launch a number of attacks along the front line.  General Van Fleet launches his own offensive Operation Showdown against the Chinese position at Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge.  The story of Ralph Pomeroy who won the Medal of Honour at Triangle Hill.