A War of Patrols - Canadian Army Operations in Korea

Impeccably researched and analytical, this comprehensive account of the Canadian campaign in the Korean War provides the first detailed study of the training, leadership, operations, and tactics of the brigade under each of its three wartime commanders.

List of contents

Introduction
Prologue: Verrieres Ridge, Normandy, July 1944
1 War and Recruitment, June - August 1950
2 Rocky's Army, September 1950 - April 1951
3 Into Battle, December 1950 - March 1951
4 Kap'yong, April 1951
5 The Brigade Arrives, May - July 1951
6 The Commonwealth Division, July - October 1951
7 The First Rotation, October 1951
8 No Withdrawal, No Panic, November 1951
9 The Active Defence, December 1951 - April 1952
10 The Professionals, May - June 1952
11 The Inactive Defence, July - October 1952
12 On the Hook, November 1952 - April 1953
13 The Third Battalions, May - July 1953
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

William Johnston is Historian with the Directorate of History and Heritage, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa.

Summary

Impeccably researched and analytical, this comprehensive account of the Canadian campaign in the Korean War provides the first detailed study of the training, leadership, operations, and tactics of the brigade under each of its three wartime commanders.

Product details

• Authors: William Johnston, William Jounston
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780774810081
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1008-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 798 g
• Illustrations: 43 b&w illustrations, 17 maps
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H; Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories