Esprit de Corps

1. 16-7: Commentary
(Current Issue/Commentary)

... to Afghanistan. We’re into the eighth year of involvement in the most dangerous conflict Canada has faced since the Korean War and only now is the chief of defence staff telling his troops to get help? ...

2. The War That Wasn't: Canadians in Korea
(Visual/Books)

... died there, Korea was most definitely a war - an unpleasant and dangerous war. These are the stories of the Canadians and their allies who served in the Korean theatre from 1950-1953. Author Les ...

3. Canadians stand guard on Korean front line
(Canadian Military/Politics)

Panmunjeom, South Korea: Snapping to attention, the North Korean soldiers boldly march and take their positions. Only metres away, South Korean soldiers wearing sunglasses stand rigid in a Taekwondo-style ...

4. Hillier, MacKenzie lend power to PM's Afghan about-face
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

... in Korea - were spat out with the venom of the lyrics from Twisted Sisters bellicose rock 'n' roll anthem We're Not Gonna Take It. Those who would question Canada's prolonged contribution to Afghanistan ...

5. Facts coloured by patriotic hand slapping
(International Conflict/Middle East)

... before the Yanks were finally provoked by the attack on Pearl Harbour. Korea was a collective UN response from the outset and was fought to a standstill (no victory parade on either side). The Vietnam ...

6. Esprit de Corps Books And The Canadian Publishing Scene
(Canadian Military/Personnel)

... from almost half of the countries that, under the United Nations Command, participated in the Korean War. Forty-two years after the armistice, representatives from Australia, Belgium, Columbia, France, ...