CANADA AND THE KOREAN WAR: Histories and Legacies of a Cold War Conflict

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Fills a gap in Cold War studies by focusing on Canada and its changing relationship with Korea. Canada had little stake and less interest in Korea before 1950, but the risk the conflict posed to the fragile postwar order was deemed too great for the country to stand on the sidelines. Details how more than 30,000 Canadian service personnel fought a determined and skilled enemy. Synthesizes Canadian and international perspectives on a conflict that shaped not only the Canadian armed forces but also the evolving Canada-Korea relationship. In the process, sheds light on how the war has been framed and reframed in public memory. Contains 29 halftone images and 6 maps.