Blood on the Hills : : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / / David Jay Bercuson.
The 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 the...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2002 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9781442671461 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)464227 (OCoLC)944178440 (OCoLC)999354599 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Bercuson, David Jay, author. Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / David Jay Bercuson. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2002 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Forgotten War -- ONE: Canada's Post-War Army -- TWO: The Special Force -- THREE: Preparing for Battle -- FOUR: Kap'yong -- FIVE: The Brigade -- SIX: The Saddle -- SEVEN: The Line -- EIGHT: Blood on the Hills -- EPILOGUE: Home from the Hills -- Notes -- Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The 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 Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) Korean War, 1950-1953 Canada. DISCOUNT-C. HISTORY / Canada / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110667691 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9780802085160 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442671461 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442671461.jpg |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Bercuson, David Jay, |
spellingShingle |
Bercuson, David Jay, Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Forgotten War -- ONE: Canada's Post-War Army -- TWO: The Special Force -- THREE: Preparing for Battle -- FOUR: Kap'yong -- FIVE: The Brigade -- SIX: The Saddle -- SEVEN: The Line -- EIGHT: Blood on the Hills -- EPILOGUE: Home from the Hills -- Notes -- Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
author_facet |
Bercuson, David Jay, |
author_variant |
d j b dj djb |
author_role |
VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Bercuson, David Jay, |
title |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / |
title_sub |
The Canadian Army in the Korean War / |
title_full |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / David Jay Bercuson. |
title_fullStr |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / David Jay Bercuson. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / David Jay Bercuson. |
title_auth |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Forgotten War -- ONE: Canada's Post-War Army -- TWO: The Special Force -- THREE: Preparing for Battle -- FOUR: Kap'yong -- FIVE: The Brigade -- SIX: The Saddle -- SEVEN: The Line -- EIGHT: Blood on the Hills -- EPILOGUE: Home from the Hills -- Notes -- Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
title_new |
Blood on the Hills : |
title_sort |
blood on the hills : the canadian army in the korean war / |
publisher |
University of Toronto Press, |
publishDate |
2016 |
physical |
1 online resource Issued also in print. |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Forgotten War -- ONE: Canada's Post-War Army -- TWO: The Special Force -- THREE: Preparing for Battle -- FOUR: Kap'yong -- FIVE: The Brigade -- SIX: The Saddle -- SEVEN: The Line -- EIGHT: Blood on the Hills -- EPILOGUE: Home from the Hills -- Notes -- Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
isbn |
9781442671461 9783110649772 9783110667691 9783110490954 9780802085160 |
callnumber-first |
D - World History |
callnumber-subject |
DS - Asia |
callnumber-label |
DS919 |
callnumber-sort |
DS 3919.2 B47 41999EB |
geographic_facet |
Canada. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442671461 https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442671461.jpg |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
900 - History & geography |
dewey-tens |
950 - History of Asia |
dewey-ones |
951 - China & adjacent areas |
dewey-full |
951.904/242 |
dewey-sort |
3951.904 3242 |
dewey-raw |
951.904/242 |
dewey-search |
951.904/242 |
doi_str_mv |
10.3138/9781442671461 |
oclc_num |
944178440 999354599 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT bercusondavidjay bloodonthehillsthecanadianarmyinthekoreanwar |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)464227 (OCoLC)944178440 (OCoLC)999354599 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
is_hierarchy_title |
Blood on the Hills : The Canadian Army in the Korean War / |
container_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
_version_ |
1770176810005299200 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>05262nam a22008055i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9781442671461</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20190708092533.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">190708s2016 onc fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781442671461</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.3138/9781442671461</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)464227</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)944178440</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)999354599</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">onc</subfield><subfield code="c">CA-ON</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">DS919.2</subfield><subfield code="b">.B47 1999eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS006000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">951.904/242</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Bercuson, David Jay, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Blood on the Hills :</subfield><subfield code="b">The Canadian Army in the Korean War /</subfield><subfield code="c">David Jay Bercuson.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Toronto : </subfield><subfield code="b">University of Toronto Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2016]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2002</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource </subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Preface -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Acknowledgments -- </subfield><subfield code="t">INTRODUCTION: The Forgotten War -- </subfield><subfield code="t">ONE: Canada's Post-War Army -- </subfield><subfield code="t">TWO: The Special Force -- </subfield><subfield code="t">THREE: Preparing for Battle -- </subfield><subfield code="t">FOUR: Kap'yong -- </subfield><subfield code="t">FIVE: The Brigade -- </subfield><subfield code="t">SIX: The Saddle -- </subfield><subfield code="t">SEVEN: The Line -- </subfield><subfield code="t">EIGHT: Blood on the Hills -- </subfield><subfield code="t">EPILOGUE: Home from the Hills -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Notes -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Sources -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Illustration Credits -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">The 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</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="530" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Issued also in print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Korean War, 1950-1953</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">DISCOUNT-C.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY / Canada / General.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110649772</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110667691</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110490954</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="c">print</subfield><subfield code="z">9780802085160</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442671461</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442671461.jpg</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-049095-4 University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="c">2000</subfield><subfield code="d">2013</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-064977-2 Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package</subfield><subfield code="c">2000</subfield><subfield code="d">2014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-066769-1 UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_HICS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_HICS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA11SSHE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA14ALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA16SSH</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA17SSHEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA1ALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA2HUM</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA7ENG</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |