[KOREAN-WAR-L:11319] Re: Need information on Canada's entry to Korean War

["Art Morneweck" <papa@twmi.rr.com>]

Dick or Jeff,
I was in advance occupation force on Sept 8 and 15th  1945. The Japanese
were still there at their out-post. I can't find any reports of this.

Art WW2


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Tunison" <rtunison@cox.net>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: [KOREAN-WAR-L:11318] Re: Need information on Canada's entry to
Korean War


>   Good morning Jeff,
>
>   Here are several titles you may find interesting:
>
>   Korea: The First War We Lost  by Bevin Alexander
>   Secrets of Inchon by Commander Eugene Franklin Clark
>   History of United States Naval Operations in Korea
>       by James A. Field
>   The Sea War in Korea by Cagle and Manson
>   The Battle for Korea by Robert J. Dvorchak
>
>   There are many books about the Korean War on the market these days. A
> search on amazon.com might be fruitful.
>
>   Although my own book - One Ship, Two Wars - also covers the Okinawa
> invasion during the latter part of the war in the Pacific, it also covers
> parts of the Korean War as well. It is also available from Amazon.
>
>   I hope this is helpful information.
>
>   Dick Tunison
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: "Jeff McLaughlin" <kane_ca@yahoo.com>
>   To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 12:31 AM
>   Subject: [KOREAN-WAR-L:11316] Re: Need information on Canada's entry to
> Korean War
>
>
>   > Thanks for the refresher Mr. Tunison.
>   > Do you know if there are there any authors who have written
>   > texts on the Korean War of the likes of Stephen Ambrose or
>   > Paul Fussel who wrote on WWII? I'd like to read an
>   > well-written text or two on the conflict.
>   >
>   > Best Wishes,
>   > Jeff (A Canadian :)
>   >
>   > --- Richard Tunison <rtunison@cox.net> wrote:
>   > >   Within hours of the North Korean advance, on 25 June
>   > > 1950, across the
>   > > border seperating it from South Korea, the United Nations
>   > > Security Council
>   > > met and began several hours of debate concerning possible
>   > > action.
>   > >
>   > >   By vote of 9-0 (the Soviet Union had boycotted the UN
>   > > since early that
>   > > same year and was not present to vote or raise
>   > > objections) the Security
>   > > Council passed the following resolution:
>   > >
>   > >   The Security Council,
>   > >
>   > >   Noting with grave concern the armed attack upon the
>   > > Republic of South
>   > > Korea by forces from North Korea,
>   > >
>   > >   Determines that this action constitutes a breach of the
>   > > peace,
>   > >
>   > >   I. Calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities,
>   > > and calls upon the
>   > > authorities of North Korea to withdraw forthwith their
>   > > armed forces to the
>   > > thirty-eighth parallel;
>   > >
>   > >   II. Requests the United Nations Commission on Korea
>   > >
>   > >   (a) To communicate its fully considered recommendation
>   > > on the situation
>   > > with the least possible delay;
>   > >
>   > >   (b) To observe the withdrawal of the North Korean
>   > > forces to the
>   > > thirty-eighth parallel; and
>   > >
>   > >   (c) To keep the Security Council informed on the
>   > > execution of this
>   > > resolution;
>   > >
>   > >   III. Calls upon all Members to render every assistance
>   > > to the United
>   > > Nations in the execution of this resolution and to
>   > > refrain from giving
>   > > assistance to the North Korean authorities.
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >   Canada, was of course, a member of the United Nations
>   > > at the time and
>   > > responded to the call as did numerous other member
>   > > nations. As you know, the
>   > > North Koreans did not acceed to the demands laid down by
>   > > the UN and the war
>   > > followed.
>   > >
>   > >   This is a very brief explanation, but suffice to say,
>   > > the Canadians saw
>   > > their duty and carried it out responsibly.  But that was
>   > > then and now is
>   > > now.
>   > >
>   > >   Dick Tunison
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > >   From: "Jessica" <jex_xica@hotmail.com>
>   > >   To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
>   > >   Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:17 PM
>   > >   Subject: [KOREAN-WAR-L:11313] Need information on
>   > > Canada's entry to Korean
>   > > War
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >   > Hi guys~ I am working on an essay about Korean War. I
>   > > have to comment on
>   > >   > whether Canada is justified in entering the war.This
>   > > essay in dued on
>   > > Friday
>   > >   > and I have no idea how to wirte it. There's
>   > > relatively little
>   > > information on
>   > >   > Canada in the web. Can anyone of you help me on this?
>   > > or suggest some
>   > > useful
>   > >   > resource on this topic?
>   > >   >
>   > >   > Thanks a lot!
>   > >   >
>   > >   >
>   > >
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>   > =====
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>   > UCC
>   > Kamloops BC Canada
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