Prologue Introduction Part I: They Called Him " The Ace" Chapter 1: What is an Ace? Chapter 2: American War Stories of World War II Chapter 3: Soviet War Stories of the Great Patriotic War Chapter 4: Warplanes of the Aces Part II: An Unforeseen Hot War in Asia Chapter 5: Why in the World? Chapter 6: Opening Shots Chapter 7: Surreptitious Interventions Chapter 8: Reversals of Fortune Chapter 9: Deadlock on the Ground, Not So in the Air Part III: Aces at War Chapter 10: Their Dogfights Seemed Prearranged Chapter 11: The Great Deception Chapter 12: Red Aces in the Making Chapter 13: In the Glare of the Spotlight Chapter 14: A Veteran Eager to Make His Mark Chapter 15: The Man from Gorkiy was a Rising Star. Chapter 16: With Five, There Came a Prize Chapter 17: Pressures and Promises Chapter 18: Months of Intensity Chapter 19: Upping Their Game Chapter 20: An Ace in Two Wars, then Twice Over Chapter 21: December Triumphs Chapter 22: Victories to Celebrate, Secrets to Keep Chapter 23: Star-Studded Skies Chapter 24: The End of an Era Chapter 25: An Icon's Last Battle Chapter 26: Time For Action Part IV: The Climactic Year Chapter 27: New Faces, More Aces Chapter 28: Leading Parallel Lives Chapter 29: One for One Chapter 30: A Race of Aces Chapter 31: To Finish His Job Chapter 32: Over The Top Chapter 33: The Final Stretch Chapter 34: Closing Out the Tab Part V: Intense Limelight, Deep Shadow Chapter 35: Stepping into the Limelight Chapter 36: Beyond All Expectations Chapter 37: Stepping into the Shadow Chapter 38: Hollywood Calling Chapter 39: Hot Rod Jets and Super Sabres Chapter 40: Softening Shadow, Fading Limelight Epilogue Appendices Appendix 1: American Aces of the Korean War Appendix 2: American Aces in both World War II and Korea Appendix 3: Soviet Aces of the Korean War Appendix 4: US Air Force F-86 Sabre Units: Order of Battle in the Korean War Appendix 5: Soviet MiG-15 Units: Order of Battle in the Korean War Appendix 6: Acronyms and Abbreviations Bibliography.