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While making a documentary film about a Canadian regiment that fought in the South African Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), South African - born Tony Maxwell returned to his homeland after a 40-year absence to rediscover a country that was enchanting, shocking, unbelievably beautiful and, at times, frightening. Travelling with his son Brad in search of old battlefields and graveyards, Tony learned about the intersecting history of South Africa and Canada, while recalling his personal stories of growing up in apartheid South Africa. He tells these stories with a blend of humour and an understanding of the history that shaped the country

THE QUEEN'S COWBOYS... ...Travels in the New South Africa While making a documentary film in South Africa about Strathcona's Horse, a Canadian Regiment that fought in the Anglo-Boer War, South African born author and filmmaker, Tony Maxwell, returned to his homeland after a 40-year absence to rediscover a country that was both enchanting and shocking, unbelievably beautiful and, at times, quite frightening. ˃˃˃ Searching for the Queen's Cowboys Also available in a paperback edition. Scroll up and grab your copy today.

Seventy years have passed since the islands of the South Seas were embroiled in the epic struggle of a world war. Despite the passage of time, in secret jungle glades and lagoons the ghosts of war still linger, shrouded in the memories of a generation now gone. Pacific War Ghosts is a personal account of author Tony Maxwell's journeys in search of these fast disappearing relics of war, and the stories they tell of those momentous events that changed the face of the South Pacific forever. Pacific War Ghosts details the authors travels to the South Pacific Battlefields of World War II. He visited the Kokoda Track and the Buna, Gona and Sanananda battlefields in Papua New Guinea. He travelled to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomons and Kahili on the island of Bougainville. He photographed the treasure trove of Japanese aircraft on Ballale Island and walked the beaches of Tarawa.