The two Koreas -- The background -- The two Koreas emerge -- Moving closer to war -- Attack on the South -- Wartime leaders -- The Pusan perimeter -- From Inchon to the Yalu river -- The Chinese counterattack -- The American home front -- Coming to a halt -- Weapons of the war -- Prisoners of war -- Diplomacy in Korea, politics at home -- The Korean people and the war -- Later battles -- Peace at last -- The results of the war -- The two Koreas after the war.