A Long War: The Need for, and Build-up and Evolution of, Rescue Forces
January-March: Drawdown but Continued Battle
April: Invasion and Reinforcement
May: Again, Going North
June: Desperate Battles, Ground and Air
July-August: Violent Summer
September-November: Fighting and Diplomacy
December: Götterdämmerung
The Evader: Unrequited Hope
In Reduction: Numbers and Meaning of Rescue
Postscript: The Saga of Rescue Continues.