Canada and the Korean War synthesizes Canadian and global perspectives on a watershed conflict to explore its profound influence on international, diplomatic, and military history, public memory, and contemporary affairs.
Canada and the Korean War synthesizes Canadian and global perspectives on a watershed conflict to explore its profound influence on international, diplomatic, and military history, public memory, and contemporary affairs.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Andrew Burtch is the Canadian War Museum's historian for the post-1945 period and an 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, which received the C.P. Stacey Award for Military History. Tim Cook, CM, FRSC, 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 four-time winner of the Ottawa Book Award for Literary Non-Fiction, two-time winner of the J.W. Dafoe Award, two-time winner of the C.P. Stacey Award for Military History, and recipient of the Charles Taylor Award for Literary Non-Fiction. For his contributions to Canadian history, he has been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation, and the Governor General's History Award. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Order of Canada. Contributors: Ted Barris, Meghan Fitzpatrick, Norman Hillmer, William Johnston, Youngjun Kim, Xiaobing Li, Brian McAllister Linn, Hector Mackenzie, S.P. MacKenzie, Richard Mayne, Tina J. Park, Ryan Touhey, Jonathan Vance, Michael Whitby
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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
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
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