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The Hoengsong Massacre was one of the biggest debacles of the Korean War—or any war involving the U.S. Army, for that matter.

Approximately 12,000 U.S., South Korean, and Dutch troops were overrun and killed by Chinese forces in the Hoengsong Valley of South Korea between Feb. 11 and Feb. 13, 1951. Many of their bodies were discovered on the battlefield three weeks later by U.S. Marines. Why were they left there? How were they trapped and killed? Could the massacre have been prevented? Who was at fault for the debacle? This book answers many of those questions, although some of the answers may never be known.