Baptism of Fire: The Second Battle of Ypres and the Forging of Canada, April 1915 is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Nathan M. Greenfield, first published in April 2007 by HarperCollins. In the book, the author recounts "The Second Battle of Ypres", called an "heroic battle"Fitzgerald, Thomas, 2008, Baptism of Fire Canadian Army Journal, Vol. 11.2. Retrieved November 22, 2012 of World War I. The battle poised skilled German soldiers armed with chlorine gas against the entrenched 1st Canadian Division who managed to prevail, against odds. In defeating the Germans, and overcoming the effects of the first chemical attack of the modern era, Greenfield tells a "gripping" tale for anyone seeking to understand Canadian history or her military past.
Awards and honours Baptism of Fire received shortlist recognition for the 2008 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".Faculty of Arts, March 20, 2009, The shortlist for the 2008 Edna Staebler Award , Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases). Retrieved November 22, 2012
See also List of Edna Staebler Award recipients
References
External links HarperCollins Canada, Nathan M. Greenfield, biography. Retrieved November 22, 2012