Donald Knox (1936-1986) was an award-winning producer and director of television documentaries. He is also the author of The Korean War: Pusan to Chosin and Death March: The Survivors of Bataan. He had drafted more than half of the manuscript for The Korean War: Uncertain Victory at the time of his death. Alfred Coppel, a novelist and specialist in military history, was enlisted to complete this book. He lives in California.