Blood on the Hills: The Canadian Army in the Korean War

by David J. Bercuson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085164
• ISBN13: 9780802085160
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher