It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at
Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. The bit in his teeth, Douglas
MacArthur is intent on surging across the 38th parallel toward the Yalu
River, where he is certain no Chinese are waiting for him, while Major
Ken McCoy, operating undercover, hears a different story entirely, and
is just as intent on nailing down the truth before it is too late.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering, shuttling between two
continents, works desperately to mediate the escalating battle between
MacArthur and President Harry Truman, while trying to keep his mind from
the cold fact that somewhere out there, his own daredevil pilot son,
Pick, is lost behind enemy lines - and may be lost forever. Before
Retreat, Hell! is finished, all their fates will be determined - and for
some of them, it will be a bitter pill indeed.