Painting the map red : Canada and the South African War, 1899-1902 / Carman Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Carman, 1940-

Contributor:

Canadian War Museum.

Series:

Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 28.

Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South African War, 1899-1902--Participation, Canadian.

South African War, 1899-1902.

South African War, 1899-1902--Foreign public opinion, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (582 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : Canadian War Museum, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Painting the Map Red is based on extensive research into public and private papers from printed and manuscript sources in both Canada and Britain. Carman Miller attempts to explain why men volunteered for service in this distant conflict despite the rancorous pre-war debate on the wisdom of Canadian participation. He examines the difficulties of leading citizen soldiers and compares the differing styles of leadership. He also reveals how the soldiers' experiences in the field and the public's perceptions of the war altered Canadian opinion, politics, and military development.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Maps

Preface

Splendid Imperialism

The Anatomy of Canadian Opinion

The Campaign for Participation

Fielding a Canadian Contingent

Making Citizens into Soldiers

The Battle against Boredom

Bloody Sunday

The Dawn of Majuba Day

The Spirit of Belmont

Gaining and Guarding Pretoria

The Return

Sending a Second Contingent

The Karoo Campaign

Mafeking and Pacifying

Rebel Chasers and Railway Artillery

The Test of Battle

On Fighting Patrol

Liliefontein

The Riotous Return

Lord Strathcona’s Horse and Foot

Butter’s Scouts

The Lydenburg Campaign

Chasing De Wet

Bringing the Heroes Home

The Unhappy Warriors

Harts River

Canada’s Last Contingents

The Home Front

The Other Canadians

Notes

Index

Notes:

Map on lining pages.

Co-published with McGill-Queen's University Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85598-0

9786612855986

0-7735-6344-X

OCLC:

243500740