Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War, 1899-1902 (Canadian War Museum Historical Publication ; No. 28) [Hardcover]

Carman Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1993 | Series: Canadian War Museum Historical Publication ; No. 28

More than 7000 Canadian soldiers participated in the Anglo-Boer War and for almost three years the Canadian public was mesmerized by events in South Africa. This text examines Canada's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War and the effect on the country, from the rancorous pre-war debate on the wisdom of Canadian participation through the soldier's experiences in the field to the public's perception of the war and how it altered Canadian opinion, politics and military development.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Anyone who has ever been interested in the Canadians in South Africa will be indebted to Carman Miller for the devoted and detailed research which underlies this book." Desmond Morton, Erindale College, University of Toronto. "I was delighted to hear of this book because there is no serious scholarly monograph on the Boer War and there needs to be one ... Miller has spent an enormous amount of time and energy in painstaking original research on the military records and private papers of those involved." Robert J.D. Page, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary. "Painting the Map Red provides an analysis of the very divisive national debate surrounding our decision to go to war, and it carefully assesses the varied roles that our forces had once they reached the field ... It fills an obvious gap in this nation's story and scholarship." Ronald Haycock, Department of History, Royal Military College.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 592 pages
• Publisher: Mcgill Queens Univ Pr; First Edition edition (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773509135
• ISBN-13: 978-0773509139
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,361,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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