The lull in fighting along the front line continues but the war carries on the sky and the sea.  The American Air Force concentrates its bombing missions on destroying the Communist supply lines but with only limited success.  Later the Air Force attack certain targets such as Power plants, Dams and Rice Warehouses with more success.  The United Nations Naval forces continue the blockage of North Korea.  A biography of Admiral Briscoe, the commander of American Naval forces.

There is a lull in the fighting along the front line.  The need to retrain the South Korean Army.  Living standards among ordinary South Korean fall sharply during the war.  The repressive nature of the Rhee regime.  President Rhee tries to block attempts to end the war in Korea.  A biography of Tiger Kim a brutal South Korean Police chief.

The fighting along the front decreases as a result of the winter weather.  The failure of the American Air force campaign to halt supplies reaching the Communist armies.  The plight of United Nations prisoners of war held by the Communist, their high death rate and poor conditions.  A biography of Otto Weyland, the commander of the American Air Force in the Far East.

The battle of the Bloody Angle within the Iron triangle.  The Americans win the battle for Heartbreak Ridge but at a cost.  The 1st and 9th undertake a slight advance forward.  Air battles in North West Korea.  The Columbian Battalion during the Korean War.  The plight of Communist prisoners of war held by the United States.  A biography of Major General Byers the commander of the 10th Corp.

General Ridgeway, the commander of American forces in the Far East offer peace talks to the Communist.  There is a lull in the fighting but the battle for the  Punchbowl begins.  Peace talks start but they soon run into trouble and become bogged down.  Stalin wants the Korean War to continue.  A biography of Stalin the Soviet leader.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet the commander of the Eighth Army increase the number of artillery shells for the Army.  The poor performance of South Korean troops.  The Communist armies retreat as the Eighth Army advances.  The Soviet Union proposes peace talks.

The battle of the Kapyong Valley.  The Chinese Fifth Offensive comes to an end, ground is gained but the cost is very heavy.  Chinese Infantry tactics.  The Chinese launch their sixth offensive in Central and Eastern Korea again ground is won but the casualties are heavy.  A biography of Goa Gang in charge of the Chinese Army logistics.

The Chinese Army launch their fifth offensive.  The British Gloucestershire Regiment is destroyed but they inflict heavy losses upon the Chinese at the Battle of the Imjin River.  Elsewhere the Chinese Army make progress but at the cost of heavy losses.  The Belgian Army during the Korean War.  A biography of Deng Hua, the commander of the Chinese 13th Army.

General Douglas Mac Arthur launches several public attacks upon the Truman administration.  Truman  decided to sack Mac Arthur.  Mac Arthur receives huge public support and successfully address Congress but does not impress in front of a congressional committee.  A biography of Omar Bradley the Chairman of the Chief Joint of Staff

General Ridgeway, the commander of the Eighth Army begins Operation Killer and Ripper to thrown back the Communist armies.  The Eighth Army retakes Seoul the capital of South Korea.  The Canadian Armed Forces Forces sent to Korea.  General Mac Arthur sabotages a proposed American peace offer.  A biography of Major General Hoge the new commander of the 9th Corp.

The Eighth Army pushes forward and retake the port of Inchon.  The Chinese Army launches its fourth offensive in Central Korea, they defeat three South Korean Divisions.  However an attack upon the American 23rd Regiment is a costly failure.  A biography of Colonel Freeman the commander of the American 23rd Regiment.  The New Zealand Army and Navy in the Korean War. 

The Chinese Army attacks the Seoul bridgehead and General Ridgeway decides to withdraw from Seoul.  The Communist retake the City of Seoul.  The 1st and 9th Corp withdrew well to the south and destroy the port of Inchon.  The United Nations win the second battle of Wonju and retake the town.  The Second North Korean Corp is defeated within the Taeback Mountains.  A biography of Major General Moore the new commander of the 9th Corp.

Pressure from Mao forces General Peng to launch the Chinese third offensive before he wanted too.  However the Chinese and North Koreans brake though the South Korean Divisions.  General Ridgeway withdraws the 1st and 9th Corp to the Seoul bridgehead.  The First battle of Wonju.  A biography of Major General Mac Clure the commander of the American 2nd Division. 

The American Army undertakes its longest retreat.  The morale of the Eighth Army falls badly.  The death of General Walker and an assignment of his performance as Eighth Army Commander.  The murder of prisoners by the South Korean Government.  The French Army commitment to the Korean War.  A biography of General Matt Ridgeway, the new commander of the Eighth Army.

Oliver Smith the commander of the 1st American Marine Division plans for a likely Chinese attack.  Two battalions from the American 7th Infantry are defeated but the Marines hold firm and fight their way back to the south. The Chinese suffer many deaths because of the extreme cold.  A biography of General Song the commander of the Chinese 9th Army.

The Eighth Army launch their own attack towards the north but is caught off balance when the next day the Chinese Army launch their own second offensive.  The Chinese pin down most of the American troops while they crash into the right flank of the Eighth Army.  Many South Korean troops flee in panic, the American 2nd Division suffer heavy losses.  A biography of Major General Keiser.

The failure to realise the threat of the Chinese Army in Korea at General Mac Arthur's Headquarters in Tokyo.  General Mac Arthur orders the United Nations forces to advance towards the Chinese border.  The advance of the Tenth Corp and the South Korean 1st Division into North East Korea, leaving their left flank exposed.  The Chinese prepare for their second offensive.  A biography of Charles Willoughby, General Mac Arthur's chief of intelligence.

The Chinese First offensive continues and the American 1st Cavalry Division is defeated at Unsan, the offensive ends due to lack of supplies.  The bridges over the Yalu River are bombed.  North Korean fighters attack the United Nations rear supply lines.  A biography of General Peng the commander of the Chinese Army in Korea and his terrible fate.

General Mac Arthur and President Harry Truman meet at Wake Island to discuss the war.  Mac Arthur assures the president that there will be no Chinese offensive in Korea.  The Chinese in fact do launch their first offensive, attacking the South Korean 1st Division around the town of Unsan.  The Chinese defeat the South Korean Second Corp which is routed.  A biography of Xi Fang the chief of staff of the Chinese Army in Korea.

As the North Korean Army faces defeat, Stalin refuses to offer Soviet military forces to defend North Korea but suggest that the North Korean Government asks China for military support.  China warns the United States not to cross into North Korea.  Mao agrees to use of Chinese troops in Korea.  China builds up its army in Manchuria, then cross into North Korea.  A biography of Mao the Chinese Communist ruler.

General Mac Arthur orders the United Nation forces to cross the 38th Parallel and invade North Korea.  The First Corp capture Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.  The South Korean First Corp capture the port of Wonsan before the Marines can land there.  An parachute landing north of Pyongyang fails to trap the North Korean Army.  A trainload of murdered American prisoners of war is discover.  A biography of George Marshall, the American Secretary of Defence.

On September 16th the Eighth Army begins its breakout from the Pusan perimeter.  North Korean resistance begins to weaken.  The American retake the City of Taejon finding evidence of North Korean killings of civilians and prisoners of war.  The Eighth Army links up the Tenth Corp.  A biography of Lieutenant General Milburn, the commander of the First Corp.

American Marine capture the Kimpo peninsular and then cross the Han river.  A three day battle between at the western edge of Seoul between American Marines and the North Korean Army.  The Tenth Corp capture Seoul, General Mac Arthur visits the City.  The Tenth Corp secure the area around Seoul.

The Naval and Air Force attacks on Inchon and Moon Tip Island.  The capture of Moon Tip Island by American Marines in the morning.  The wait for the high tide to return.  The Marines land in Inchon.  South Korean Marines mop up remaining North Korean resistance.  A biography of Major General Oliver Smith, the commander of the 1st Marine Division.

The planning of the Inchon landing.  The difficult nature of the tidal reach at Inchon for the naval planning.  The American and South Korean forces to landed.  The  North Korean defences.  The covert Naval intelligence mission.  A biography of Admiral Stubble the Navy commander for the landings.