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Third Crossing. By this time, Mao Tse-tung had issued marching orders to his troops. On Oct. 26 Red troops crossed the Yalu River. On Dec. 31, they drove over the parallel on the heels of the U.N.'s retreating forces. Their proclaimed objective, in the words of Radio Peking: "To liberate Korea . . . and crush the aggression of the imperialists...
...European allies have been decidedly wary of MacArthur since the Yalu River drive last fall, when the general plunged ahead against the advice of British military authorities. They believe that the disasterous retreat which followed indicates the need for cooperative planning instead of one-man policy...
...energetic like that when I came here first, too." But most Eighth Army commanders thought their new boss sounded good. Said one colonel, "I got the idea that here is a man who is not going to stand for any foolishness. We had talked about getting to the Yalu and getting home by Christmas . . . Well, I decided to quit thinking about a set time limit on this and decided we are here to fight. I don't like it in Korea, but I don't like to go away whipped, either...
...Long Bitter Lesson. The tactics of the new Eighth Army advance were far different from the heedlessness of last November's dash toward the Yalu. Ridgway worked his divisions ahead very slowly, sent armored spearheads in front to keep constant contact with the Reds. His offensive moved like a cautious driver going down a hill in second, careful not to lose control and anxious to avoid being hit at an intersection...
Like a Mixmaster. Said Captain Allen McGuire: "We flew east to get out of flak from across the Yalu. Then we turned south and west, and when I looked at the air over the Sinuiju field, it looked like a Mixmaster. We turned north, and I saw a MIG turning in front of us. I don't think he saw us. I gave the MIG a burst from 2,500 feet. My wingman said that he saw MIGs coming in from 6 o'clock and would have to leave me in a minute. Three seconds later he said...