Boyd, Arthur L., 1928-

Operation Broken Reed : Truman's secret North Korean spy mission that averted World War III / Truman's secret North Korean spy mission that averted World War III Lt. Col. Arthur L. Boyd (Ret.) - 1st Carroll & Graf ed. - New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2007 - 280 p. ; 22 cm.

Prologue: The ledge -- Texas, the United States, 1950 -- Kaufbauren, Germany, 1951 -- Heidelberg, Germany, August 1951 -- From Germany to Japan -- Camp Drake, Japan -- Mission staging -- Rehearsal -- From Japan to North Korea -- Behind enemy lines -- A brush with death -- Danger intensifies -- A botched rescue attempt -- The end in sight -- Disaster -- Escape to the sea -- Death of a patrol -- A night in hell -- The ledge -- Safe at last -- Debriefing -- Epilogue -- Afterword: the Korean military intelligence war / Jay T. Young

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Korean War, 1950-1953--Secret service--United States
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American