03076nam 22007094a 450 991081482790332120240416191123.01-282-86050-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 the Canadian infantry in Korea, 1950-1953 /Brent Byron Watson1st ed.Montreal ;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 Byron1970-1641294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814827903321Far Eastern tour3985333UNINA