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A primer for the Canadian army on how not to screw up on the best clothing, edible food in the field, proper weapons, correct medical care, and decent recreational facilities behind the lines. The Globe and Mail A book on the Korean War with a difference - [the author] pulls no punches. esprit de corps ... a window on the realities of the wartime experience for the troops who are often overlooked or obscured in military histories that focus on operations and tactics. The Canadian Historical Review Far Eastern Tour is more than a catalogue of pathetic situations encountered by the 25th Canadian Regiment in Korea. It solicits a greater respect and recognition for the Canadian soldiers who fought in the Korean War. Canadian Social Studies The book's significance lies in its detailed attention to issues like disease, life on the battlefield and in the trenches, and Canadian perceptions of, and relations with, Koreans. The International History Review A much-needed addition to the rather sparse body of literature on Canadian post-Second World War military operations. Canadian Military Journal ... informative and delightful. H-Net Reviews A thoroughly researched, eminently readable social history of Canada's involvement in Korea. The Beaver A lively read that avoids grand military strategy or top-level decision-making to focus on the lowly infantrymen - the grunts who did the fighting. University of Toronto Quarterly This book is wonderful - anything but a conventional narrative - written 'from below' to include such things as military socialization; the army's physical, mental, intellectual, and psychological preparation for war in Asia; and how the army fulfilled its responsibilities for the care and custody of its soldiers in the fields. The result is that the whole story of each is told and analysed and then related to the wider story of how the army performed on the battlefield. And he does this with some of the liveliest prose I've read in a long time. Steve Harris, chief historian, Directorate of History, National Defence Headquarters

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Brent Byron Watson is a defence policy officer at the Canadian National Defence Headquarters.

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