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Contents List of Maps ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 Prologue 13 Part I. B Company, 35th Infantry, in Korea 1. Scattered Holding Actions and the Pusan Perimeter 19 2. From Victory over the North Koreans to Defeat by the Chinese: Breakout, Pursuit, and Mopping Up 54 Part II. Prisoner of War 3. Capture, Misery, and Escape Attempt 83 4. The Starving Time 96 5. So-Called Brainwashing 106 6. Passing the Time, Plans to Escape, and Getting into Serious Trouble 137 Part III. An Army Career during McCarthy-Era Investigations 7. My Army and My Family 161 8. The US Army Moves against Former Prisoners of War 189 9. Going Crazy: I Couldn’t Clear My Name 230 Notes 267 Bibliography 301 Index 311 ...

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