In 1953, almost three years into the Korean War, China, North Korea, and the United Nations Command had finally advanced in armistice negotiations. Previous talks had dragged on for many months, and ...

PORK CHOP HILL (315 pp.)—S.L.A. Marshall—Morrow ($5). In Korea one evening in April 1953, the light breeze brought from the enemy ridge line the faint sound of men chanting in strange and mournful ...