Canada and the Korean War

Andrew Burtch is the Canadian War Museum’s historian for the post-1945 period and an adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. He is the author of Give Me Shelter: The Failure of Canada’s Cold War Civil Defence, which received the C.P. Stacey Award for Military History. Tim Cook, CM, FRSC, is the chief historian and director of research at the Canadian War Museum. He is a frequent media commentator and the author of over a dozen best-selling books. He is a four-time winner of the Ottawa Book Award for Literary Non-Fiction, two-time winner of the J.W. Dafoe Award, two-time winner of the C.P. Stacey Award for Military History, and recipient of the Charles Taylor Award for Literary Non-Fiction. For his contributions to Canadian history, he has been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation, and the Governor General’s History Award. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Order of Canada. Contributors: Ted Barris, Meghan Fitzpatrick, Norman Hillmer, William Johnston, Youngjun Kim, Xiaobing Li, Brian McAllister Linn, Hector Mackenzie, S.P. MacKenzie, Richard Mayne, Tina J. Park, Ryan Touhey, Jonathan Vance, Michael Whitby

Introduction / Andrew Burtch and Tim Cook

Part 1: Canada, Korea, and Politics

1 Alignment without Illusions: Canada’s World, 1945–50 / Hector Mackenzie and Norman Hillmer

2 Canadian Political Leadership and the Korean War / Ryan M. Touhey

Part 2: Canada, Korea, and the War

3 The US Army and the Battle for Korea, 1950: Lessons Learned / Brian McAllister Linn

4 The Canadian Naval Experience Off Korea / Michael Whitby

5 Cut and Thrust: The Canadian Army in Korea, June 1950–October 1951 / William Johnston

6 Canada’s Defensive Battle, 1951–53 / William Johnston

7 The Commonwealth Division / S.P. MacKenzie

8 The Royal Canadian Air Force in the Korean War / Richard Mayne

9 China’s Battles for Korea / Xiaobing Li

10 Flesh and Blood: The Commonwealth Division and Medical Care in the Korean War / Meghan Fitzpatrick

11 Canada’s Korean War Dead / Andrew Burtch

Part 3: Korean War Memories and Legacies

12 The Korean War’s Prisoners / Jonathan Vance

13 Returning Home: The Canadian Veterans’ Experience / Ted Barris

14 The Korean War’s Impact on the Republic of Korea Army and the Korean People’s Army / Youngjun Kim

15 Canadian-Korean Relations since the Korean War / Tina J. Park

16 Canada’s Korean War in Commemoration, Memorials, and Memory / Tim Cook and Andrew Burtch

Selected Bibliography; Index