Doing Canada Proud: The Second Boer War and the Battle of Paardeberg

by Bernd Horn

This is the story of a Canadian victory during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). Canadians delivered the first major British triumph, which became the turning point of the conflict. It also awakened patriotism and national identity at home. The victory in a foreign land earned Canada recognition as a sovereign power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459705777
• ISBN13: 9781459705777
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10