In this revised edition, men from the army, navy, and air force are honoured for their bravery in the Korean War.
The Korean War (1950-53) forms a little-known but exciting part of Canada’s military history. The heroism and sacrifice of Canadians who fought in this conflict as part of the United Nations force has often been ignored. In this lively, anecdotal book, John Melady combines archival material and interviews with many Korean veterans. The result is a vivid, intensely human account of the war from its first days, to heroic battles such as Kapyong, to fascinating and more obscure incidents such as the Koje prison camp insurrection, as well as personal stories of doctors, POWs, and journalists who witnessed the conflict, including Pierre Berton and Rene Levesque.
The men from across Canada who served and fought were forever changed by what they saw and experienced in this faraway land. Army, navy, air force all receive their share of long-overdue praise in this important book, which was originally published in 1983 but is now fully revised.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-311) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 951.904/2
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- a-kr---
- ISBN
- 9781459701328 9781459701342
- LCCN
- DS919.2
- LCCN Item number
- M44 2011eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (320 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228893 (OCoLC)729990680 (CaOOCEL)439990
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Korea 5
- Copyright 6
- CONTENTS 9
- FOREWORD 11
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 13
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 15
- PROLOGUE 17
- 1 21
- 2 37
- 3 49
- 4 63
- 5 81
- 6 97
- 7 117
- 8 129
- 9 145
- 10 161
- 11 177
- 12 191
- 13 215
- 14 237
- 15 257
- EPILOGUE 269
- APPENDIX A 273
- APPENDIX B 285
- APPENDIX C 287
- APPENDIX D 289
- APPENDIX E 291
- NOTES 299
- GLOSSARY 307
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 309
- INDEX 317
