[Mila]

Behind The Bridges at Toko-ri - true facts behind fictional book by James A. Michener

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAX/is_3_84/ai_108548248

[Portcall24]

Behind The Bridges at Toko-ri - true facts behind fictional book by James A. Michener

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAX/is_3_84/ai_108548248

When looking for the original question I found the same source you did. If anyone is interested in fighter (aircraft) weapons and tactics this is a great read.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Thanks for digging up this reprint. I vaguely remember reading the story behind Toko-ri some years back.
The Michener story is especially meaningful for me because we lived in Japan exactly during the time that the story was filmed for the movie. My dad worked for the Army/State Department in the 50s and the Korean War/rebuilding Japanese industry was central to his assignment.