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Canada and the Korean War: Histories and Legacies of a Cold War Conflict: Studies in Canadian Military History

Editat de Andrew Burtch, Tim Cook
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 mai 2024
Fills a gap in Cold War studies by focusing on Canada and its changing relationship with Korea.

Korea was the first hot war of the Cold War. It was also Canada’s most significant military engagement of the twentieth century following the two world wars. Canada and the Korean War gathers leading 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. Alongside their allies, more than 30,000 Canadian service personnel fought a determined and skilled enemy. The armistice that ended the war left Korea devastated and divided, and it remains a dangerous hotspot today.

This timely collection synthesizes Canadian and international perspectives on 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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780774868631
ISBN-10: 0774868635
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 29 halftones, 6 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: University of British Columbia Press
Colecția University of British Columbia Press
Seria Studies in Canadian Military History


Notă biografică

Andrew Burtch is the Canadian War Museum’s historian for the post-1945 period and adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. He is the author of Give Me Shelter: The Failure of Canada’s Cold War Civil Defence. Tim Cook is the chief historian and director of research at the Canadian War Museum. He is a frequent media commentator and the author of over a dozen best-selling books. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Order of Canada.

Cuprins

Introduction / Andrew Burtch and Tim Cook
Part 1: Canada, Korea, and Politics
1 Alignment without Illusions: Canada’s World, 1945–50 / Hector Mackenzie and Norman Hillmer
2 Canadian Political Leadership and the Korean War / Ryan M. Touhey
Part 2: Canada, Korea, and the War
3 The US Army and the Battle for Korea, 1950: Lessons Learned / Brian McAllister Linn
4 The Canadian Naval Experience Off Korea / Michael Whitby
5 Cut and Thrust: The Canadian Army in Korea, June 1950–October 1951 / William Johnston
6 Canada’s Defensive Battle, 1951–53 / William Johnston
7 The Commonwealth Division / S.P. MacKenzie
8 The Royal Canadian Air Force in the Korean War / Richard Mayne
9 China’s Battles for Korea / Xiaobing Li
10 Flesh and Blood: The Commonwealth Division and Medical Care in the Korean War / Meghan Fitzpatrick
11 Canada’s Korean War Dead / Andrew Burtch
Part 3: Korean War Memories and Legacies
12 The Korean War’s Prisoners / Jonathan Vance
13 Returning Home: The Canadian Veterans’ Experience / Ted Barris
14 The Korean War’s Impact on the Republic of Korea Army and the Korean People’s Army / Youngjun Kim
15 Canadian-Korean Relations since the Korean War / Tina J. Park
16 Canada’s Korean War in Commemoration, Memorials, and Memory / Tim Cook and Andrew Burtch
Selected Bibliography; Index

Recenzii

"Most Canadians may have forgotten the Korean War, but many scholars have not. These very good essays look at Canada’s involvement in the conflict and also at the role of China, the two Koreas, the United States, and the Commonwealth. The coverage includes prisoners of war, veterans, medicine, and commemorations, and this is a very useful book for everyone interested in a conflict that, almost seventy-five years after it began, remains unresolved."

"These essays, masterfully edited by Andrew Burtch and Tim Cook, should forever make sure that the Korean War is Canada’s forgotten war no longer. Although it may not have been a decisive war, the contributors show here how important it was (and is) to understanding our world."

"Korean War literature from a Canadian perspective has been sparse, until now. Every reader of Canada and the Korean War will learn about an aspect of the Korean War that they knew – and perhaps have thought – little about."

"Andrew Burtch and Tim Cook have provided readers with one-stop shopping for anyone interested in Canada’s role in the Korean War. They are to be congratulated."