03079nam 22006974a 450 991078340230332120230912172150.01-282-86050-X97866128605080-7735-7025-X10.1515/9780773570252(CKB)1000000000244895(SSID)ssj0000279415(PQKBManifestationID)11229694(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279415(PQKBWorkID)10268035(PQKB)11155646(CaPaEBR)400119(CaBNvSL)gtp00521399 (Au-PeEL)EBL3330713(CaPaEBR)ebr10132896(CaONFJC)MIL286050(OCoLC)929120878(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/vqwz26(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400119(MiAaPQ)EBC3330713(DE-B1597)657362(DE-B1597)9780773570252(MiAaPQ)EBC3243555(EXLCZ)99100000000024489520040505d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFar Eastern tour[electronic resource] the Canadian infantry in Korea, 1950-1953 /Brent Byron WatsonMontreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Pressc2002xiii, 238 p. ;24 cmBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2372-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.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.Using rigorous archival research and oral accounts, Far Eastern Tour follows the experiences of Canadian soldiers from the time they responded to the government's call to arms to the indifferent reaction to their homecoming a year later. Dealing with the fiasco surrounding recruitment, an inappropriate training regime, and the stark living and combat conditions, Brent Watson examines the human consequences of an army that was totally unprepared for service in the Far East.Korean War, 1950-1953Participation, CanadianSoldiersCanadaHistory20th centuryGuerre de Corée, 1950-1953Participation canadienneMilitairesCanadaHitoire20e siècleKorean War, 1950-1953Participation, Canadian.SoldiersHistoryGuerre de Corée, 1950-1953Participation canadienne.MilitairesHitoire951.904/242Watson Brent Byron1970-1523225MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783402303321Far Eastern tour3763367UNINA