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

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. List of Abbreviations viii
5. Note on the Romanization of Korean Names and Terms ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Part 1: Canada, Korea, and Politics
8. 1 Alignment without Illusions: Canada’s World, 1945–50 17
9. 2 Canadian Political Leadership and the Korean War 31
10. Part 2: Canada, Korea, and the War
11. 3 The US Army and the Battle for Korea, 1950: Lessons Learned 53
12. 4 The Canadian Naval Experience Off Korea 71
13. 5 Cut and Thrust: The Canadian Army in Korea, June 1950–October 1951 90
14. 6 Canada’s Defensive Battle, 1951–53 110
15. 7 The Commonwealth Division 128
16. 8 The Royal Canadian Air Force in the Korean War 142
17. 9 China’s Battles for Korea 160
18. 10 Flesh and Blood: The Commonwealth Division and Medical Care in the Korean War 176
19. 11 Canada’s Korean War Dead 192
20. Part 3: Korean War Memories and Legacies
21. 12 The Korean War’s Prisoners 213
22. 13 Returning Home: The Canadian Veterans’ Experience 234
23. 14 The Korean War’s Impact on the Republic of Korea Army and the Korean People’s Army 247
24. 15 Canadian-Korean Relations since the Korean War 258
25. 16 Canada’s Korean War in Commemoration, Memorials, and Memory 272
26. Selected Bibliography 292
27. Contributors 298
28. Index 301