The river and the gauntlet, which is Marshall's best book. The river was the Chongchon in North Korea, where the Second Infantry Division of the U.S. Eighth Army was thrown into chaotic retreat in late November 1950 by the onslaught of the Chinese Communists -- adapted from the editors' preface.

Between fog and dark --The stonewall company -- The affair at Chinaman's Hat -- The fate of king and love -- In the middle -- The long patrol -- An eddy in the riptide -- In battle royal -- Edsel Turner and outfit -- Spots in a big picture -- Death of a hero -- Murch's battalion -- A small artillery problem -- The web of fate -- Into the gauntlet -- Trouble in "The Pass" -- Trial of an artillery.