Synopsis

The advance of UN forces has been relentlessly checked, yet this week, General Walton Walker, commander of the U.S. 8th Army, issues a stark order: "Stand or die." He perceives no alternative. American reinforcements are at last joining the fray, and Britain has committed to deploying ground troops, offering a glimmer of hope for a reversal of fortune. But that hope hinges on their ability to endure until those troops arrive, for a masterful North Korean strategy threatens to decisively win the