Note on Transliteration

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps, Tables, and Figures ix
4. Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Fleeing or Embracing the Communists in the Chinese Civil War 19
7. 2. Reforming Former Nationalists 43
8. 3. Desperados and Volunteers 59
9. 4. Chiang, MacArthur, Truman, and NSC-81/1 77
10. 5. Defectors and Prisoners in the First Three Chinese Offensives 95
11. 6. Ridgway’s Turnaround, MacArthur’s Exit, and Taiwan’s Entry 115
12. 7. The Fifth Offensive Debacle 139
13. 8. Civil War in the POW Camps 179
14. 9. The Debate over Prisoner Repatriation in Washington, Panmunjom, and Taipei 209
15. 10. Screening: “Voluntary Repatriation” Turns Violent 241
16. 11. General Dodd’s Kidnapping and General Boatner’s Crackdown 267
17. 12. China Hands on Koje and Cheju 283
18. 13. October 1 Massacre on Cheju 303
19. 14. Exchanges and “Explanation” 321
20. 15. Prisoner-Agents of Unit 8240 339
21. 16. Aftermath 357
22. Conclusion 367
23. Acknowledgments 387
24. Appendix 391
25. Abbreviations 393
26. Notes 397
27. Bibliography 445
28. Index 459