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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449875603321

Autore

Watson Brent Byron <1970->

Titolo

Far Eastern tour [[electronic resource] ] : the Canadian infantry in Korea, 1950-1953 / / Brent Byron Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002

ISBN

1-282-86050-X

9786612860508

0-7735-7025-X

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 238 p. ; ; 24 cm

Disciplina

951.904/242

Soggetti

Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, Canadian

Soldiers - Canada - History - 20th century

Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 - Participation canadienne

Militaires - Canada - Hitoire - 20e siècle

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: bums from the slums -- Slit-trench attitude -- A lot of good men died -- Domain of the golden dragon -- Rice burners and KATCOMS -- Keeping the gunners in good training -- Pucker factor -- Butcher's bill -- Permanent souvenirs -- Forgotten people -- Rum and Coke -- Conclusion: Kap'yong couldn't have been much of a battle.