CANADA'S LITTLE WAR : Fighting for the British Empire in Southern Africa 1899-1902
Editorial Reviews
Review
Bruce Poulin esprit de corps Canadian Military Then and Now : "This book is a must for the historian and the general reader. It is easy to read and understand and draws on most of the major issues and events of the era. It allows an appreciation of the origins of some of the debates facing Canadian defence and foreign policy makers today. I highly recommend this book."
Matthew Burrows The Republic : "Miller's brightly-illustrated and well-researched historical overview takes us back..to Queen Victoria's swansong and the British war for control over southern Africa in the three-year long Boer War."
New Brunswick Reader : "Canada's Little War has a wealth of illustrations ranging from pictures of war artifacts, contemporary posters, portraits and photographs of soldiers and their uniforms."
Book Description
The Boer War in South Africa was Canada's first trial by fire.
The pre-eminent superpower of the day, Great Britain, had decided to wage one of its 'little wars' against two white Protestant, Dutch-speaking republics in southern Africa, who had declared their independence from all European empires. At stake was control of rich resources--gold and diamonds--and strategic advantage.
Canada was divided. Many Canadians wanted to see their country prove its loyalty to the Empire by sending troops to fight alongside the British. Others felt Canada had no quarrel with the Boers, and no justification for taking up arms against them and their much-demonized leader.
In the end, the Canadian government sent 7,000 Canadian troops to South Africa, to augment a British force 200,000 strong. Some contributed to conventional military victories; others became part of a horrifying 'dirty war,' where the British used scorched-earth tactics and created concentration camps that imprisoned women and children. Canadian experiences both home and abroad foreshadowed their experiences in the great conflagration to come, the First World War.
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CANADA'S LITTLE WAR : Fighting for the British Empire in Southern Africa 1899-1902
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