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A war of patrols : Canadian Army operations in Korea
- Title
- A war of patrols : Canadian Army operations in Korea / William Johnston.
- Author
- Johnston, William Cameron, 1956-
- Publication
- Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2003.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Canadian War Museum.
- Description
- xx, 426 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "A War of Patrols is a comprehensive account of the Canadian campaign in Korea. It provides the first detailed study of the training, leadership, operations, and tactics of the brigade under each of its three wartime commanders, and of its relationship with American and Commonwealth allies. An impeccably researched analytical history, the book examines the often uneven performance of the various Canadian units and argues that the soldiers of the "Special Force" initially sent to Korea were more thorough and professional in their operations than were the army's regular battalions that eventually replaced them at the front." "The Korean War has often been characterized as Canada's "forgotten" war. The revisionist interpretations in A War of Patrols will be of tremendous significance to both academic and military professionals. All readers will be intrigued by this fresh look at an important part of Canada's military past."--Jacket
- Series Statement
- Studies in Canadian military history
- Uniform Title
- Studies in Canadian military history
- Subjects
- Canada > Canadian Army
- Geschichte 1950
- 1950-1953
- Korean War > (1950-1953)
- History
- Electronic books
- Vereinte Nationen
- Commonwealth
- Kanada
- Rekrutierung
- Militärausbildung
- Dschungelkrieg
- Koreakrieg
- Armee
- Military participation > Canadian
- Canada > Canadian Army > History > Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, Canadian
- Genre/Form
- Electronic books.
- History
- Note
- Published in association with the Canadian War Museum.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Verrieres Ridge, Normandy, July 1944 -- War and recruitment, June-August 1950 -- Rocky's Army, September 1950-April 1951 -- Into Battle, December 1950-March 1951 -- Kap'yong, April 1951 -- The Brigade Arrives, May-July 1951 -- The Commonwealth Division, July-October 1951 -- The First Rotation, October 1951 -- No Withdrawal, No Panic, November 1951 -- The Active Defence, December 1951- April 1951 -- The Professionals, May-June 1952 -- The Inactive Defence, July-October 1952 -- On the HOok, November 1952 -- April 1953 -- The Third Battalions, May-July 1953.
- ISBN
- 0774810084
- 9780774810081
- LCCN
- 2004396530
- OCLC
- ocm51447805
- 51447805
- SCSB-1296730
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library