Canada and the Korean War: Histories and Legacies of a Cold War Conflict: Studies in Canadian Military History
Editat de Andrew Burtch, Tim Cooken Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 apr 2024
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: 336
Ilustrații: 29 halftones, 6 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: University of British Columbia Press
Colecția University of British Columbia Press
Seria Studies in Canadian Military History
ISBN-10: 0774868635
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 29 halftones, 6 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.66 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.
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"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."