title: High Tide in the Korean War: How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
author:  Leo Barron 
description: Leo Barron has quickly established himself as one of the finest young military historians writing today. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and served two tours in Iraq as an infantry and intelligence officer. He has written for <em>Infantry</em>, <em>World War II</em>, and <em>World War II History</em> magazines. His previous books are <em>No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne</em> (978-0-451-41485-4) and <em>Patton at the Battle of the Bulge</em> (978-0-451-46787-4). He lives in Arizona.
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  29\. The Assault on Seoul 211
  
  30\. Breakout from the Perimeter 219
  
  31\. The United States Decides to Conquer 228
  
  32\. Red China Warns the United States 240
  
  33\. Up to the Chongchon River 249
  
  34\. Destination: The Yalu River 254
  
  35\. The Warning Blow Falls 261
  
  36\. Disaster at Unsan 269
  
  37\. The Lost Battalion 278
  
  38\. The Chinese Back Off 283
  
  39\. A Time to Reconsider 287
  
  40\. Empty Rhetoric on the Potomac 293
  
  41\. A Different Kind of Army 299
  
  42\. Attack into the Unknown 307
  
  43\. The "Home-by-Christmas" Offensive 312
  
  44\. The March to the Sea 320
  
  45\. The Agony of the Three Battalions 328
  
  46\. An Act of Defiance 340
  
  47\. The Breakout 353
  
  48\. MacArthur Panics 368
  
  49\. Back to the 38th Parallel 374
  
  50\. The New Year's Eve Offensive 379
  
  51\. Acheson's Calculated Risk 387
  
  52\. North to the Kansas One 399
  
  53\. MacArthur Finally D