LEADER 04424nam 2200757 450 001 9910780522003321 005 20230912154208.0 010 $a1-281-99614-9 010 $a9786611996147 010 $a1-4426-7146-7 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442671461 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001809 035 $a(EBL)3255242 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290191 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11911095 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290191 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10410103 035 $a(PQKB)10810846 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00602064 035 $a(DE-B1597)464227 035 $a(OCoLC)944178440 035 $a(OCoLC)999354599 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442671461 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671242 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256960 035 $a(OCoLC)815761787 035 $a(OCoLC)1371401752 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104473 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/4fskbg 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418226 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255242 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001809 100 $a20160923h20021999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlood on the hills $ethe Canadian Army in the Korean War /$fDavid J. Bercuson 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8020-8516-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [254]-257) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The Forgotten War -- Canada's Post-War Army -- The Special Force -- Preparing for Battle -- Kap'yong -- The Brigade -- The Saddle -- The Line -- Blood on the Hills -- Epilogue: Home from the Hills. 330 $aThe Korean War represented a series of firsts for Canadian soldiers - their first military action under UN auspices, their first under U.S. corps and army command, their first in Asia as ground troops, and their first in which people at home initially ignored their efforts, and then forgot about them. David Bercuson evokes the tastes and smells, the frustrations, the unfamiliar terrain, the international complexities, and the heroism that made the Korean War an unforgettable experience for those who fought there.Caught by surprise with only a phantom army, the Canadian government in the summer of 1950 was forced by its major allies to promise a ground combat contribution to the UN effort to push back the Communist invasion of South Korea from the north. The Canadian Army Special Force, as the Korean contingent was first called, was hurriedly raised, trained, and sent to Korea, ill-prepared for a mountain war against a determined, well-armed enemy. Canadian soldiers fought bravely, often against impossible odds, to carry out their mission, but they were hindered by several factors - cautious UN Command strategy, poor British and Canadian defence doctrine, uneven leadership, and inadequate equipment and training. They did their duty, and more, in stopping Communist aggression in its tracks, but the Canadian army chose not to remember the lessons of Korea, even though that conflict, as a limited war, set the pattern for virtually all those that followed.Blood on the Hills is the first full, non-official history of the Canadian army's operations in the Korean War. The book covers the period from the start of that war to the cease-fire in July 1953 and describes and analyses the mobilization of the Canadian contingent, its training, manning, and equipment, and its efforts in combat. David Bercuson focuses on the many consequences of the army's unreadiness for combat in Korea and on the army's lack of success in learning lessons from its ex 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$zCanada 606 $aHISTORY / Canada / General$2bisacsh 607 $aCanada$2fast 608 $aLivres numeriques. 608 $aHistory. 608 $ae-books. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953 615 7$aHISTORY / Canada / General. 676 $a951.904/242 700 $aBercuson$b David J.$0802610 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780522003321 996 $aBlood on the hills$93764053 997 $aUNINA