Canada and the Korean War : histories and legacies of a Cold War conflict

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Canada and the Korean War : histories and legacies of a Cold War conflict / edited by Andrew Burtch and Tim Cook.

Burtch, Andrew Paul, 1978- (editor.). Cook, Tim, 1971- (editor.).

Summary:

"Korea was the battleground for the first hot war of the Cold War. It was also Canada's most significant engagement of the twentieth century after the two world wars. Canada and the Korean War gathers leading Canadian and international scholars to explore the key themes and battles of a seminal yet understudied conflict. Canada had little stake and less interest in Korea before 1950, but the risk the conflict posed to the fragile postwar order was deemed too great for the country to stand on the sidelines. From 1950 to 1953, more than 30,000 Canadian military personnel served in the Korean War theatre, and "peacetime" defence spending reached an unprecedented level. Alongside the emerging American superpower, local forces, and Commonwealth allies, Canadians fought a determined, inventive enemy on the land, at sea, and in the air. The eventual armistice left an uneasily divided peninsula. This timely collection synthesizes new research and a wide variety of perspectives on a watershed event in international, diplomatic, and military history, a conflict that shaped not only the Canadian armed forces but also the evolving Canada-Korea relationship. In the process, Canada and the Korean War sheds light on how the war has been framed and reframed in public memory."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774868631
ISBN: 0774868635
Physical Description: vi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Alignment without Illusions: Canada's World, 1945-50 / Hector Mackenzie and Norman Hillmer -- Canadian Political Leadership and the Korean War / Ryan M. Touhey -- The US Army and the Battle for Korea, 1950: Lessons Learned / Brian McAllister Linn -- The Canadian Naval Experience Off Korea / Michael Whitby -- Cut and Thrust: The Canadian Army in Korea, June 1950-October 1951 / William Johnston -- Canada's Defensive Battle, 1951-53 / William Johnston -- The Commonwealth Division / S.P. Mackenzie -- The Royal Canadian Air Force in the Korean War / Richard Mayne -- China's Battles for Korea / Xiaobing Li -- Flesh and Blood: The Commonwealth Division and Medical Care in the Korean War / Meghan Fitzpatrick -- Canada's Korean War Dead / Andrew Burtch -- The Korean War's Prisoners / Jonathan Vance -- Returning Home: The Canadian Veterans' Experience / Ted Barris -- The Korean War's Impact on the Republic of Korea Army and the Korean People's Army / Youngjun Kim -- Canadian-Korean Relations since the Korean War / Tina J. Park -- Canada's Korean War in Commemoration, Memorials, and Memory / Tim Cook and Andrew Burtch.