Acknowledgments = xi 1. "Terminating" a Communist GeneraI = 1 2. A Tangled Web of Politics = 9 3. A Conspiracy in Moscow = 18 4. A Ruse to Mask an Invasion = 26 5. Search for a Scapegoat = 33 6. Reign of Terror in Seoul = 41 7. A Deception to Confuse the Invaders = 49 8. A Clandestine Organization is Born = 56 9. Spying on the Enemy = 64 10. Machinations to "Hide" a Landing = 73 11. Guiding In a Fleet = 82 12. A Secret Trek to the Yalu = 90 13. Three Communist Masterspies = 98 14. A Colossal Intelligence Swoon = 105 15. CIA Target: Douglas MacArthur = 113 16. Top Secret: The Li Mi Project = 121 17. A Raid to "Kidnap" a Corpse = 131 18. Father Sam and the Soviet Agent = 138 19. An Espionage Conspiracy Unmasked = 145 20. A POW Camp Propaganda Machine = 152 21. The Donkeys of Yellow Sea Province = 159 22. Widening the Unconventional Warfare = 169 23. Communist High Jinks at a "Peace" Site = 176 24. Soviet Troops and Pilots in Disguise = 185 25. A Cable-Cutting Caper = 193 26. The Big Bug Bonanza = 200 27. An Intricate Invasion Hoax = 208 28. Disaster on a CIA Mission = 215 29. Operation Moolah: A $100,000 Bribe = 223 30. A Scheme to Kidnap Syngman Rhee = 228 Aftermath = 235 Notes and Sources = 243 Index = 253 Maps Major episodes of the Korean War = viii Korea geographical location = 5 Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) Province area of guerrilla activities = 163 Truce line = 233.